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nadim_eee05   07-08-2009 at 12:44:11 AM

Hi all,

I have tried to upgrade my 'ASUS X51H' notebook RAM. It's maximum capacity is shown 4 GB by ''CPUID CPU-Z'' and has 2 slots for RAM. But facing the following problem.

My old RAM : 1 GB, DDR2 - 667 BUS(PC2-5300) . Manufacturer: Hynix
My new RAM : 2 GB, DDR2 - 667 BUS(PC2-5300) . Manufacturer: Transcend

My problem is- the both ram works well when connected separately but when i am connecting them together, it doesn't work. I have tried shuffling the RAMs in 2 slots several times, but no way. My system start the booting but the windows XP log in window doesn't appear instead some system error is shown in blue screen.

My question is- where is the problem ? Is it because of 2 different manufacturer ? 2 different memory size ? Should I change something in BIOS? ....

It will be a great help if anybody response. Thanx in advance....

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cmichael138   07-08-2009 at 02:44:02 AM
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I checked the ASUS website for your notebook and it states that 2GB is the max:

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DDR2 667 MHz SDRAM, 2 x SODIMM socket for expansion up to 2GB SDRAM



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cmichael138   07-08-2009 at 02:47:54 AM
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[url=http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=GCsrgzLfPBfQEEZW&content=specifications][/url]

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nadim_eee05   07-08-2009 at 12:27:47 PM
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thanx a lot for your reply. But i should mention some points here:

1) My exact model no. is ''ASUS X51HD'' with the configuration ''Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2450 : 2.00 GHz 533MHz, 2MB L2 Cache'' and main board of "Intel i943/940GML"
2) the website you have mentioned is common for some models starting with X51
3) I have checked the maximum possible memory using ''sysinfo'' which says 4 GB.

Now, is there any way, I can try to make the full use of the both RAM ?


Message edited by nadim_eee05 on 07-08-2009 at 12:32:46 PM
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shabaa   07-08-2009 at 03:35:08 PM
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My system start the booting but the windows XP log in window doesn't appear instead some system error is shown in blue screen.



What is the exact system error message that you get?

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nadim_eee05   07-08-2009 at 05:27:50 PM
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Thaks for ur reply :)

Actually the error says ''system error....''

What kinda error is it, I dont know. Can linux platform fix this up ?

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shabaa   07-08-2009 at 07:25:05 PM
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This seems to be more of a hardware or hardware/software incompatiblity issue. Have you tried to boot the unit with just the 2gig stick in?

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cmichael138   07-09-2009 at 01:00:10 AM
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I beleive he stated that the 2 GB stick worked when the other stick wassn't connected. Maybe a compatability issue between the 2 brands.

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shabaa   07-09-2009 at 01:49:42 PM
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cmichael138 wrote :

I beleive he stated that the 2 GB stick worked when the other stick wassn't connected. Maybe a compatability issue between the 2 brands.


After re-reading the post I believe that you are correct. There may be an incompatibility issue with the memory. I would suggest to get another stick of the 2 gig ram from the same manufacturer as the current 2 gig stick.......

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nadim_eee05   07-09-2009 at 10:26:43 PM
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yaa.. actually the both stick works, but separately. I know, one way will be to add another 2 GB of Transcend. But I am feeling kinda odd... since the 1 GB stick is OK but i can't use it! That's why, I am asking is there any way to solve this problem.

BTW, thanx all for giving reply and if anybody has gone through this sort of trouble, I will like to hear the way that is solved.

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shabaa   07-10-2009 at 01:56:10 PM
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Unfortunately I believe that you will not be able to mix the sticks and have it work. It is like 2 kids that don't play well together..... Sometimes nothing that you do will change the outcome. You could put the leftover stick up on EBay... good luck...

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