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    Ordered new ram, comp won't boot

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by snowbrdkid, Nov 28, 2012.

  1. snowbrdkid

    snowbrdkid Notebook Consultant

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    I tried this is the dell forum, no luck...

    I purchased this memory for my comp on amazon : Amazon.com: Corsair 8GB (2x 4GB) 1333mhz PC3-10666 204-pin DDR3 SODIMM Laptop Memory Kit CMSO8GX3M2A1333C9: Electronics

    After I put it in, my computer wouldn't boot. The hard drive would start to spin, then the comp shut down. The caps lock flashed afterward I put the old ram back in and it worked, but when I tried putting the new then old again, I had the same problem with the old. After taking it out and putting it back in a few times, it started to work.

    I tried to put one old and one new, and each new one by itself, but comp still wouldn't boot.

    Any ideas? or time to send it back to amazon?

    Thanks
     
    snowbrdkid, Nov 28, 2012
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  2. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    RMA the RAM, it is defective.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Nov 28, 2012
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  3. misterhobbs

    misterhobbs Notebook Evangelist

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    I agree. Return/Exchange the RAM. Amazon has a good return policy so it shouldn't be hard. The last thing I returned they sent out an email with a pre-paid shipping label attached within minutes of contacting them.
     
    misterhobbs, Nov 29, 2012
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  4. snowbrdkid

    snowbrdkid Notebook Consultant

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    alright sounds good, Thanks!
     
    snowbrdkid, Nov 29, 2012
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