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RAM causing conflict?
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Mon Apr 30, 2007 8:45 pmby Colette
Nerd help needed
I recently added 1gb RAM to my laptop and it worked fine for a few days, but suddenly it is deciding to crash at random moments. so could this be the reason or might it be something else?
Sorry I know that's not much info to go on but I have to post quickly in case it crashes again
Posted:
Mon Apr 30, 2007 8:58 pmby mike-s
the ram could be running at a different speed to the old ram, but the ram should normally run at the speed of the slowest ram (lowest common denominator).
Try using only one of the ram SO-DIMMS at a time. That will either sort it (and show one of them as faulty) or just show them as incompatible.
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Mon Apr 30, 2007 9:01 pmby Colette
I knew you'd be one of the first to reply Mike
There are two slots - both were 256Mb so I replaced one with 1Gb and the other is still 256.
So how do I try one at a time - just take the 256 one out completely?
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Mon Apr 30, 2007 9:02 pmby Felix
It is worth removing the added RAM to see if you get back to where you were - always possible it is a dud.
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Mon Apr 30, 2007 9:15 pmby Colette
Felix wrote:It is worth removing the added RAM to see if you get back to where you were - always possible it is a dud.
It was working fine for a few days though, or could it still be a dud?
Re: RAM causing conflict?
Posted:
Mon Apr 30, 2007 9:17 pmby photomike666
Colette wrote:RAM causing conflict?
Have you tried a ewe?
Re: RAM causing conflict?
Posted:
Mon Apr 30, 2007 9:21 pmby Colette
photomike666 wrote:Colette wrote:RAM causing conflict?
Have you tried a ewe?
Nah mate I'm an Aries so it's RAM all the way
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Mon Apr 30, 2007 9:31 pmby mike-s
Colette wrote:I knew you'd be one of the first to reply Mike
haha yep!!! and yeah try the new one by itself, then the old ram and see where/if it goes wrong. And yeah its possible for the new ram to go bung after a few days. When new stuff fails 90% of the failure is within the first few days. otherwise it'll last for aaages. But as i said usually it doesnt go bung.
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Thu May 03, 2007 1:06 pmby Stereo
Its probably the ram........ check the event log of your computer for the reason of the crash, if you are lucky you should get a helpful hint from there
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Thu May 03, 2007 1:15 pmby Colette
Will do, thank you
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Thu May 03, 2007 5:49 pmby mike-s
google search for memtest86, burn it to cd or make a boot floppy (if your lappy has a floppy drive) and run the test from there. fire it up and leave it to do a comprehensive test with just the new module in there you'll find out soon enough (4hours if you do a FULL test) if it's a problem or not.
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Thu May 03, 2007 9:04 pmby ozx6r
just wandering when it worked for the first few days what was the difference like in speed/performance?
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Thu May 03, 2007 9:25 pmby Colette
ozx6r wrote:just wandering when it worked for the first few days what was the difference like in speed/performance?
There was a definite improvement in both and still is when it isn't crashing!
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Fri May 04, 2007 5:51 amby ozx6r
good because i just ordered 2 GB from the bay for $130 , so it should be a good improvment from the current 256mb, cant wait this puter is real slow!
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Fri May 04, 2007 6:51 amby Colette
ozx6r wrote:good because i just ordered 2 GB from the bay for $130 , so it should be a good improvment from the current 256mb, cant wait this puter is real slow!
That's cheap! Silly me paid $169 for 1GB...