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    need help with dv5000z

    Discussion in 'HP' started by SWOSUCOWBOY, Feb 23, 2006.

  1. SWOSUCOWBOY

    SWOSUCOWBOY Newbie

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    I bought the corsair pc3200 #VS1GDS400. Once I installed it and powered the notebook back up, it would beep about 3-4x then never start up. What do I need to do to get it to work? Thanks
     
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    brianstretch Notebook Virtuoso

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    Return it and buy a Crucial PC3200 SODIMM.

    Alternatively, remove the HP-supplied SODIMM so that only the Corsair stick is installed. See if you can boot MemTest86+. If so, let it run for at least half an hour or until it finds errors. If there are no errors then the Corsair and HP-supplied memory simply don't play nice with each other. Buy a second Corsair stick (and verify the new configuration with MemTest86+) if you need additional RAM.
     
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    I have already removed the hp supplied memory
     
    SWOSUCOWBOY, Feb 23, 2006
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