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    my laptop doesnt recognize my new ram!

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by mets3214, Aug 6, 2011.

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    Are you sure your laptop supports 8 GB RAM? Do you have a 64 bit operating system installed? Have you tested out your RAM?
     
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    Im sure my laptop supports 8gb of ram and I have windows 7 64bit. How do I test the ram?
     
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    Try switching them around, check whether they are seated properly.
     
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    When you boot up with 8GB, does it see 4Gb of RAM, just 6Gb of RAM or it just doesn't boot-up?

    Newegg.com - Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) Laptop Memory Model CT2KIT51264BC1067

    This is what I have installed (see above link) on a Vaio VGN-Z 1st-gen which only supports 4Gb of RAM but runs with 8Gb just fine. I remember Samsung did not work because it had 8 chips per side unlike Crucial which had only 4 chips per side. The Samsung sticks seem to need more power than the Crucial ones.
     
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    it boots up and works fine but the laptop does not recognize the extra 4gb of ram. Well Ill do a memtest tomorrow and see if I have to return the ram and get a different brand instead
     
    mets3214, Aug 7, 2011
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