Installing new RAM...

Hey everyone!

I tried to buy new ram for my laptop. Right now I have 384mb of PC2100 ddr266. I scanned my system on crucial.com, and they said I could use either 2700 or 3200, and ddr333 or ddr400. So I got 2x 512mb of 2700 ddr333, and my laptop won't even turn on. I just updated the bios, and in the updates it said "support for 333". What did I do wrong, or how do get the ram to work?

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If you are sure that the new ram that you installed is fully and correctly seated, and the laptop doesn't work, then I would recommend trying part of the old ram with part of the new. PC 2700 should underclock to 2100 specs.

 

Also, try the new ones one at a time. Sometimes one bad stick will cause both to crash. And if absolutely nothing works, look into Crucial's warranty.