ASUS G73jh RAM Question

Hello,

I've had my G73jh for a while now and was trying to upgrade the RAM. So, for that, I bought 3 sticks of 4 GBs, removed the 2 sticks of 2 GBs, and for good reasons left the 2 GBs that are on the main board itself. Now, it looks like trouble trying to get to that, as the screen, keyboard and cover has to be removed by a person (me), who might be a potential butter finger. Is it possible to have 14 GBs, or should I do the unspeakable and try the disassembly in order to get to that last bit of RAM? In short, can I leave it as is, or what would be the right way of doing this - or a way that works?
Not sure what to do. I have tried running it with 14 GB, but it has blue-screened or or twice since, in a couple of days, but don't know if it is related to that, although I find it to be an amazing coincidence. So, one is nervous. I could of course take it to a computer place, but I just doubt they would be experts in that particular model.

Thanks for any help.

HL

 

if they are in dual channel then you can leave it as it is

monitor this with some program
i recommend AIDA64

if you get blue screens try to find out what is causing your blue screens
i am no expert in this
but i have messed with bluescreenview

 

Try running with 12GB and if you still BSOD, swap the 4GB RAM sticks, it's possible you have a bad one. memtest is also another option, you'll know if you have a faulty memory module.

 

For BSOD errors, I would recommend WhoCrashed WhoCrashed - CNET Download.com

For RAM issues, I would recommend running Memtest Memtest86 - Download Page

If you need a program to burn ISO images (such as the one you download from memtest) try this CDBurnerXP - CNET Download.com

Run memtest with the minimal amount of memory in your system and work your way up. Memtest does take a while to run, and if you have around 12GB it can take about 6 hours to run, but the errors will likely show up before that 6 hour mark.