RAM not working

[blade786]

Hello, I bought Corsair Vengeance 8 GB (2X4gb 1600 MHz CL9 to replace (2X2gb 1333 MHz, for my laptop. when I put it in it when to starting windows and froze, I try to restart the laptop and try one stick but I did not go pass starting windows screen. what should I do

 

[yassarikhan786]

What are the laptops full specs?

 

[Feronix]

Try setting it to 1333MHz in the bios and see if it works that way?

 

[blade786]

Lenovo thinkpad edge
Intel core i5 CPU M 460 2.53GHz
RAM: samsung 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3-SDRAM 1333MHz
hard drive: 500GB

 

[blade786]

Try to change the MHz to 1666 MHz in the BIOS but it do not left you change that

 

[Chris230291]

Does your laptop actually say it supports 1666?
Sometimes manufactures only allow you to upgrade at the time of purchase, or so i've read.

 

[yassarikhan786]

Is there a manual you can look at? It should specify the maximum RAM frequency.

 

[SeekaX]

Does your laptop actually say it supports 1666?
Sometimes manufactures only allow you to upgrade at the time of purchase, or so i've read.

>1666
dat ram ain't even existing man, ain't nobody got time fo dat

 

[NeverBackDown]

>1666
dat ram ain't even existing man, ain't nobody got time fo dat

I see what you did there!

 

[Chris230291]

What? lol

 

[SeekaX]

What? lol

have you ever bought ram rated at 1666mhz?

 

[NeverBackDown]

It's sort of a complicated to explain... Just forget about it :lol:

Edit: just get 1600mhz?

 

[Chris230291]

No, arh lol. But thats what he put so i just assumed...

 

[SeekaX]

It's sort of a complicated to explain... Just forget about it :lol:

Edit: just get 1600mhz?

well the whole issue seems to be that the guy had 1333 ram and now replaced it with 1600 ram and it wont boot anymore.
someone told him to downclock it to 1333 but for some reason the guy tried 1666 or something like that? not sure.

anyways, put the old ram back in, if it boots that means you didnt ruin anything else. my guess would be because it is a laptop the bios is locked, so we wont be able to adjust the ram multiplier. i.e. return the ram and get 1333 mhz ram. it's cheaper and wont make any difference in a laptop.

 

[airdeano]

Hello, I bought Corsair Vengeance 8 GB (2X4gb 1600 MHz CL9 to replace (2X2gb 1333 MHz, for my laptop. when I put it in it when to starting windows and froze, I try to restart the laptop and try one stick but I did not go pass starting windows screen. what should I do

when RAM is replaced, the default should be BIOS setup. this will allow to see
that the BIOS picked up that there was a change made and are they correct.

what are the laptop specs?

 

[blade786]

return the ram and get 1333 mhz ram. it's cheaper and wont make any difference in a laptop.

i will not get it cheap if I buy 1333MHz as I only pay £37 for 8GB corsair Vengeance 1600MHz

when RAM is replaced, the default should be BIOS setup. this will allow to see
that the BIOS picked up that there was a change made and are they correct.

what are the laptop specs?

Lenovo thinkpad edge
Intel core i5 CPU M 460 2.53GHz
RAM: samsung 4GB (2x2G DDR3-SDRAM 1333MHz
hard drive: 500GB

 

[NeverBackDown]

That cpu only supports ddr3 800/1066 sdram. Gotta return the 1600mhz kit and get a 1066mhz kit at 8gb max.

 

[blade786]

That cpu only supports ddr3 800/1066 sdram. Gotta return the 1600mhz kit and get a 1066mhz kit at 8gb max.

But I running 1333MHz right now which is hight then the 1066MHz, so I do think that is right

 

[NeverBackDown]

It's from intels specs sheet. You can call them and tell them they're wrong if you think it will work. I'm just relaying their information.

Your memory may have downclocked itself to work. Download CPU-Z to verify.

 

[blade786]

It's from intels specs sheet. You can call them and tell them they're wrong if you think it will work. I'm just relaying their information.

Your memory may have downclocked itself to work. Download CPU-Z to verify.