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    LW70 Occasionally Freezing after RAM Added

    Discussion in 'LG' started by matingara, Sep 29, 2005.

  1. matingara

    matingara Newbie

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    Hello guys,

    I have this beautiful LW70 notebook. Huge, gorgeous, bright screen. Quiet. Cool. Just the best notebook ever.

    So I decided the only problem was that it needed more RAM. It was paging a bit and I need to add VMWare and run Linux or Solaris eventually.

    I went to a little computer man and he sold me what he claimed is the correct 1GB DDR memory for the machine. It is a:

    WINTEC PC2-4200-1G/200P
    380134281A
    W25694
    2RANK

    (Well that is what is written on the card).

    Ever since I have had the memory in the system occasionally freezes. Just stops dead. Normally when scrolling information in Xterminals (that may be coincidental).

    Maybe I should have gone back to the dealer to buy the memory? DId I get the wrong memory? I read somewhere about Corsair vs Kingston - does that enter into the equation?

    Any ideas?

    Thanks,

    Joel.
     
    matingara, Sep 29, 2005
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  2. Talon3003

    Talon3003 Notebook Enthusiast

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    The LW70 notebooks use the 915 Chipset. This uses DDR2 Ram. Not DDR, but DDR2.
     
    Talon3003, Oct 3, 2005
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  3. Limpman

    Limpman Notebook Consultant

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    Get DDR2-533
    LG LW70 use DDR2 memory.
     
    Limpman, Oct 4, 2005
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  4. cybermatic

    cybermatic Notebook Enthusiast

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    Buy Kingston or Corsair and make sure it is DDR2 and you shouldn't have a problem.
     
    cybermatic, Oct 4, 2005
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  5. matingara

    matingara Newbie

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    Hello chaps,

    Yes - well the memory is DDR2 as I believe DDR will not fit into a DDR2 slot!

    And yes it is 533.

    What I have just done is to take the memory module out.

    As the computer was "freezing" at least once every 24 hours - if it stays up for longer than a day then I will know that the memory is causing the problem!

    I took the module out 10 minutes ago!

    Will report back in a couple of days!

    :)

    Joel.
     
    matingara, Oct 6, 2005
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  6. matingara

    matingara Newbie

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    This machine has now stayed up for over 4 days with multiple hibernations, standby's and general usage.

    I think I am going to trade my 1GB memory stick for a 512MB memory stick and give that a try.

    Symmetry is always a good idea.

    Will report back.

    :)

    Joel.
     
    matingara, Oct 9, 2005
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