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Adding new RAM stick might be causing computer to crash. what can I do?

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kau-92
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Adding new RAM stick might be causing computer to crash. what can I do?

#1 Post by kau-92 »

Hello,

My laptop has one 4-gb RAM memory stick. I've bought another second hand 4-gb memory stick of identical model.
Last time I added the new memory onto the computer, the laptop would unexpectedly crash from time to time.
In the end I removed the new ram stick and the crashes reduced and now I don't have any crashes at all. So I wonder
if it is the memory stick that did it.

I posted in forums here before and one person said it might be to do with 'timings'. But there is no option to configure
such a setting in the bios of my laptop.

I'd like to use the extra memory if I can. I'm posting to ask If there is any additional thing I can do to avoid the crashes.

Thanks,-

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Re: Adding new RAM stick might be causing computer to crash. what can I do?

#2 Post by FreewheelinFrank »

First test the memory. Memory sticks can go bad. I have used Memtest86 to find bad memory sticks. There are many tutorials on how to use it.

http://dontsurfinthenude.blogspot.com/2 ... t.html?m=1

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Re: Adding new RAM stick might be causing computer to crash. what can I do?

#3 Post by kau-92 »

thanks, I just realised that other RAM stick is in a luggage of mine elsewhere. I'll check it when I find it.

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