Travelmate 2450 bsod errors with 2x1gig sticks.

Well I'm using the notebook right now, waiting for a blue screen. None so far with a single 1 gig stick. I tested both stick's by themselves no errors, as soon as I use both i get bsods left and right.
Both are Pny 667 1 gig sticks, But i was cheap and since i had a stick already, i snagged another off Ebay. I guess they weren't well matched.

I'm going to test both slots and make sure there's no errors. So i guess it's a lesson not to be to cheap and just buy in pairs.
One more thing i might try is to lower the shared video memory, i noticed that some programs are reporting to much memory allocated to video.

 

READ: http://reviews.ebay.com/Myth-Low-Density-vs-High-Density-memory-modules_W0QQugidZ10000000001236178

Check the densities of both SODIMM's that you're putting in. I've noticed that some chipsets/motherboards don't like it when you've mixed different density SODIMM's (i.e. 1GB 128Mx4 & a 1GB 64Mx8).

According to Crucial, the TravelMate 2450 supports high-density SODIMM's (128Mx4) so either use both high-density SODIMM's or both "normal" density SODIMM's. Mixing rated DDR2 speeds shouldn't be an issue.

If all else fails, check for BIOS updates.

Cheers,
Kermee

 

Thanks, for the info. I'll have to look into that and see if thats the case.
Thanks for help.

 

I think you got me on the right track. The modules match after taking a look at the spd , there exactly the same and both are low density. Do you think it's possible that the board can't correctly handle 4 ranks on the 2 sticks? Maybe the answer is i need 2 high density sticks. I'll have to look into it more. It would explain why it seems hit and miss when upgrading to 2gigs on the 2450.