<b>G3 Macs, SGRAM, and color depth: problem and solution?

I have gotten a scattering of reports from users unable to access as high a color depth setting from their G3 Macs that they expected to be able to get. An email from James Bogard may be relevant:

"I think that I found the SGRAM problem in my G3. There are two little tabs on either side of the gray plastic collar that hold the SGRAM module in place once it is in the 'Down' position. When I pulled the module out this time, I noticed that the tabs were limply hanging there and not rigid enough to hold the SO-DIMM in place. When I merely touched them with my finger, they fell away entirely - broken off from the main collar. Apparently, they were broken either when the collar was installed during manufacture or when the SGRAM was first installed. At any rate, they are very frail for being injection molded plastic tabs. Without the tabs in place, the module is 'spongey' and won't seat in the 'down' position. It kind of rebounds or 'bounces' up and down if one presses down on it. I'm almost sure that the extra 4Mb SGRAM is not being recognized because of this. I spent two hours of 'vetting' over the phone with Apple Tech support, who finally acquiesced to an on-site visit and possible logic board replacement."

Update: I have gotten additional confirmation, from several more G3 owners, of the basic flimsy nature of the clips on the logic board for holding VRAM. Be especially careful if you decide to install additional VRAM!