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    problems changing ram

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by dorianpirau, Jul 13, 2007.

  1. dorianpirau

    dorianpirau Notebook Enthusiast

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    i have just added a 1gb ram to my laptop, and when i turned on my laptop, it did not even go into windows i just got a black screen, with no words nothing. When i put the 500 back, the laptop started working again, do u know what the problem might be?
     
    dorianpirau, Jul 13, 2007
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  2. kozzney

    kozzney Notebook Evangelist

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    You probably have a defective stick of memory. Return it from where ever you got it or get it exchanged or something, because there is nothing you can do yourself about a bad stick of memory.
     
    kozzney, Jul 13, 2007
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    dorianpirau Notebook Enthusiast

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    ok, thank you. So its not like a common problem or any of that right? I might just get my money back and keep the two 500s.
     
    dorianpirau, Jul 13, 2007
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    Have you tried using the gb stick by itself, or in whichever of the slots you didn't put it in during the first attempt?
     
    bmwrob, Jul 14, 2007
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