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    Can only boot into save mode after cpu upgrade

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Blauwhelmpje, Jun 3, 2012.

  1. Blauwhelmpje

    Blauwhelmpje Notebook Guru

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    Hi,

    So I've upgraded my 740qm to a 920xm and when I want to boot into windows 7, it keeps hanging on the windows starting splash screen (also when i want to reinstall windows 7 btw.

    That being said, I noticed that the m17x r2 only recognizes one dimm card; the one *closest to the mainboard lets say*. I find this weird since in the whole cpu upgrade procedure I have never come anywhere near the memory dimm slots.

    If I only put a stick in the *broken* dimm slot and leave the other dimm slot unused, i get the keyboard Ram issue led-flashcode.

    However if i put my 2 cards into both slots, it boots but only the ram in the dimmslot closest to the mainboard, is showing up.


    As said before, i can operate in safe mode for hours and it will never freeze or whatever.


    SO IN SHORT:

    *One Dimm slot is not recognizing ramsticks, while the other one is doing this without any noticeable problem
    *Windows 7 install locking up at *windows starting splash screen*
    *Windows xp install gives BSOD(recent hardware change-msg) right after *windows loading screen
    *Safe mode is working but the windows copy is fresh(did that right before i upgraded the cpu) so can not restore to previous date.
    *windows repair not working


    At this moment im running the Windows memory diagnostics tool, without any faults so far.

    So my guess is that the dimm slot is preventing windows 7 to load normally and may there be a cable or something i didnt reattach that has anything to do with a dimm slot not being recognized?

    Also: how to determine if the second dimmslot isn't working properly, or both dimm cards? without putting other dimm cards in it?


    specs:

    i7 920xm
    1x4gb ram
    1x2gb ram
    2x 5870
    bios A10 mod. default settings
     
    Blauwhelmpje, Jun 3, 2012
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  2. Bjokke

    Bjokke Notebook Enthusiast

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    I got the same problem with my m15x.
    have you fixed the problem?
     
    Bjokke, Nov 28, 2012
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