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    5315 no boot after 2GB Ram upgrade?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by zxNoteB, Jul 23, 2008.

  1. zxNoteB

    zxNoteB Notebook Enthusiast

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    I put in a single stick of Kingston DD2 PC5300 200 pin so-dimm - and nothing.
    Won't boot. Tried reseating the ram, no change. If I put the original 1GB stick back in its fine... What gives?
     
    zxNoteB, Jul 23, 2008
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    bigozone JellyRoll touring now

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    try putting the RAM in the secong slot,, not the first one you tried...

    i've seen 2 or 3 people reporting success by putting the 2 gig in one slot and the 1 gig in the other.... then boot... do you get any screen? does windows load? if it does do you get BLUE SCREEN errors?

    others have solve the BLUE SCREEN errors by swaping which card is in which slot..

    try that and report back
     
    bigozone, Jul 23, 2008
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    I tried it in both slots, nothing either time. I get no screen, no nothing, just the HD spins up.
     
    zxNoteB, Jul 23, 2008
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    You could try a BIOS upgrade, and see if that solves the problem....

    Or do a complete power drain, by removing the Battery, AC Supply, all sources of power, etc and then press the Power Button for 20 seconds, and then boot again....
     
    Andy, Jul 23, 2008
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    Ok, I'll try those things and report back. Thanks.
     
    zxNoteB, Jul 24, 2008
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    yes UPGRADING TO VERSION 1.42 or 1.43 is the BIOS files the success was reported with

    what are the exact specs of your RAM... manufacturer,, model,, type (DDR2- SO DIMMS??) PC Spec (pc4200, PC5300, pc6400),,, and CAS TIMES,,, like 5,5,5,15
     
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    zxNoteB, Jul 24, 2008
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