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    DV9310 crashes after new RAM install

    Discussion in 'HP' started by AtLarge, Apr 16, 2007.

  1. AtLarge

    AtLarge Notebook Geek

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    I added two 1gb Kbyte DDR2 PC5300 ram chips to my Pavillion DV9310. Everything was great for awhile and then it would crash. Got the blue screen then it rebooted. :mad:

    Didn't seem to matter what I was doing at the time. Just listening to MP3's and it would belly up. I switched back to the original Hynix and everything appears to be just fine.

    I know it's not the HP "preferred" ram but it was on sale so I thought I'd take a chance. Obviously that didn't pan out.

    Any thoughts or suggestions? TIA.
     
    AtLarge, Apr 16, 2007
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  2. SideSwipe

    SideSwipe Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yes run memtest on each RAM stick seperately to see whether one or both of the modules is faulty.
     
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    spaceman2004 Notebook Consultant

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    Going by the best-buy price... kbyte seems a bit expensive.

    BB = 1GB Kbyte DDR2 PC5300 $149.99
    Crucial = 2GB DDR2 PC5300 $131.99 (Yes 2GB not just 1GB)

    edit: might as well use brainstretch's link

    Plus you could make sure that there isn't any dust/grime covering the edge connectors.
     
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    brianstretch, Apr 16, 2007
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  5. AtLarge

    AtLarge Notebook Geek

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    Where can I download memtest? A link would be appreciated.

    Also, the Kbyte was on sale at Staples for $80 for the 1gb stick so I bought two. I didn't think that was too bad of a deal although I don't know anything about their quality compared to all the others.
     
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    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    It can be downloaded from here...
    http://www.memtest.org/

    You can either download the image(zip) and burn it to a Cd and booth from the CD or download the zip image for booting from a USB memory stick if your system is capable of booting form the USB.
     
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    Ah...thanx for the link. I'm going to try it anyway. Should be handy to keep around for testing other machines. BTW. I took the first two chips back and exchanged them. Been on for over an hour now and no crashes while surfing and listening to MP3's at the same time. :)
     
    AtLarge, Apr 16, 2007
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