Strange laptop memory problem

bullzeye82

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Hi guys i have a viao, i5 with 8 GB RAM

its been working absolutely fine for the last 4 years,

yesturday when i turned the laptop on, nothing appeared on screen, so i read forums and thought i would check the memory.

so i took a 4GB stick out , and the laptop powerd on, so then i used the same stick and tried the other slot, and it again powerd on!

i thought it must be my other stick thats faulty, so i did the same test with the other stick, and that also powerd on, both times in both ram slots,

problem is when i try use both sticks together , laptop powers on but nothing on screen?

if i take any of them out and leave one in, in any slot it will work,

any idea whats causing this?
 
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Some kind of power draw issue I'm guessing. Since it's a laptop, won't be much you can do to fix it though. If you want your 8GBs of ram back though you could buy an 8GB stick and just use the one.

Probably due to old age, and low quality manufacturing.
Some kind of power draw issue I'm guessing. Since it's a laptop, won't be much you can do to fix it though. If you want your 8GBs of ram back though you could buy an 8GB stick and just use the one.

Probably due to old age, and low quality manufacturing.
 
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