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    ASUS S96J ram upgrade problems

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by nlz, Jan 18, 2009.

  1. nlz

    nlz Newbie

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    I just upgrade my ASUS S96J with a 1GB module. It had 1 GB standard and now I addes one. But when I start up the bios won't load. I hear the HD, the CD-rom and see the start up LED's, but nothing on screen.

    When i remove the new module, everything i fine again.

    I thought it could be a broken module, so I replaced the original one with the new one, and then everything worked fine.

    The notebook can have 2 GB of RAM.

    One more thing I found out: the computer also won't boot with one module in the second slot, so maybe it's something with the slot, or maybe I have to activate the slot or something.

    The Bios is the newest version i could find; 0901.
     
    nlz, Jan 18, 2009
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    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    Could be a slot issue. You could exchange it or try running memtest on the new one.
     
    ZaZ, Jan 18, 2009
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    nlz Newbie

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    the new one is working. So that isn't the problem. What are common slot problems/solutions?
     
    nlz, Jan 18, 2009
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