So here's a tip:
When you hibernate windows, don't change the ram. Or more generally, completely shut down your computer whenever changing hardware. Just like any good contractor, I sometimes mess with my own gear so much that I break it. But I suppose that's good for my customers because I learn a lot in the process. Anyway, here's what happened
1. Received a 2gb Pc2-5300 kit for my birthday (DDR2 SoDIMM's for laptops/macminis)
2. Installed the 2gb in the laptop after shutting down, realized there wasn't much performance increase
3. Painstakingly (seriously, I cut my finger) took apart my macmini (*do not try this at home*) and installed the 2gb in it. Put it back together.
4. Put the 1gb RAM back in the laptop, turned it on and it froze at the "Resuming Windows" screen.
5. Tried booting into Ubuntu 7.10 and it worked great
I have all my user data backed up on the windows partition so there's nothing I really need. However, it's good to have windows on the laptop when I'm on-site somewhere and need a working windows computer. So, I guess I could take apart the macmini again and switch the RAM.
That is all for now. See you next time.
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