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    S96J's have a problem with 667 Memory?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by jimminy_kriket, Feb 6, 2008.

  1. jimminy_kriket

    jimminy_kriket Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey guys, I've recently been experiencing a weird problem with my s96j. It wont resume from standby when I'm using 667mhz ram, it will work however when I'm using 533mhz ram.

    At first I thought it was just the stick, so I RMA'd it but the new one doesn't work either. Which could still mean that its just that the brand/model doesn't work well with the notebook, but I found more people with the same problem which leads me to believe its a fault on the notebook.

    So, I'm looking for anyone with an s96j and 667 memory, or anyone experiencing the standby problem, to please post your experiences/current setup. Thanks.

    Ram that works: OCZ PC2-4200 1GB DDR2-533 CL4-4-4-8 200PIN SODIMM Memory
    Ram that does not work: Crucial PC2-5300 1GB DDR2-667 CL5 200PIN SODIMM Memory Module
     
    jimminy_kriket, Feb 6, 2008
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    WuHT Notebook Consultant

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    I believe there is an BIOS update for this
     
    WuHT, Feb 6, 2008
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    I'm running the latest bios from the intel site (1201)
     
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    who8mahrice Notebook Evangelist

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    My screen will go blank sometimes when I try to bootup from standby. I just hit the power button again and click on the mouse (and my mouse cursor defaults to the standby button). Then I power up again and all is fine.
     
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    Niemitz Notebook Consultant

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    Having the same problem after installing
    Crucial 2GB (2 x 1GB) 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel Kit Laptop Memory Model CT2KIT12864AC667 - Retail

    Laptop is A6Jc (i945PM chipset)
    I guess I should return it then :-(

    It used to work normally with stock stick
    Nanya NT1GT64U8HA0BN-37B
    1 GB DDR2-533 DDR2 SDRAM (5-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz) (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz) (3-3-3-9 @ 200 MHz)

    BIOS A6JCMAS.220

    If anybody has a solution for this problem, please let me know
     
    Niemitz, Apr 12, 2008
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