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RAM Problem
Posted:
Sun Oct 16, 2005 8:07 pmby ctjoyce
My laptop dosnt want to accept RAM in dual channel, when it did fine before. Now it will accept it in single channel, but when I put in a second stick, it dosnt boot. I need help and fast
Cheers
Cameron
Re: RAM Problem
Posted:
Mon Oct 17, 2005 1:58 amby congo
Swap sticks and see if one is actually bad?
If not, maybe a slot is bad?
Try fitting it a few times with attempts to boot each time, might be a dodgy slot.
BIOS reset needed ? (doubtful).
Re: RAM Problem
Posted:
Mon Oct 17, 2005 5:42 amby ctjoyce
Ya i think i may have a faulty slot, as i have tried three different sitcks in there, and none work. I also upgraded my bios, so that might be a problem too.
Re: RAM Problem
Posted:
Mon Oct 17, 2005 7:15 pmby congo
Well a failure after a bios upgrade would indicate a stinky bios right?
Did you upgrade the BIOS because you were having problems, or just on a whim or bad advice?
Re: RAM Problem
Posted:
Mon Oct 17, 2005 7:23 pmby the_autopilot
For dual channel to work, the bios must support it.
Also, ideally, the memory sticks should be identical in terms of speed (ex. ddr400), memory amount (ex. 1 gig) and type (SDRAM).