About the error given: in W7 it ends in an endless loop of rebooting and saying that there is a unspecified problem that causes it to reboot. In W8 it just shuts down immediately.
Thanks, but the memory should be compatible and as I wrote I also tried to boot with only one of the 4 gb modules and after that the other one. In both cases it failed, so that could either mean that both modules are faulty or that the problem is something else...
I also have a L501X bought December 2010 with an i3 370M and 2 X 2GB ram and just tried to upgrade the ram with a 2 X 4GB kit from Corsair p/n CMSO8GX3M2A1333C9 and it just goes into a boot loop when trying to start. latest BIOS is installed. I also noticed in my BIOS that the memory speed is 1066 MHZ, but my service tag info indicates it should be 1333 MHZ
Lex12345
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January 8th, 2013 15:00
About the error given: in W7 it ends in an endless loop of rebooting and saying that there is a unspecified problem that causes it to reboot. In W8 it just shuts down immediately.
ejn63
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January 8th, 2013 16:00
If the system works with the original RAM, the new memory is either incompatible or faulty.
Lex12345
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January 10th, 2013 14:00
Thanks, but the memory should be compatible and as I wrote I also tried to boot with only one of the 4 gb modules and after that the other one. In both cases it failed, so that could either mean that both modules are faulty or that the problem is something else...
drthorne
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February 13th, 2013 19:00
I also have a L501X bought December 2010 with an i3 370M and 2 X 2GB ram and just tried to upgrade the ram with a 2 X 4GB kit from Corsair p/n CMSO8GX3M2A1333C9 and it just goes into a boot loop when trying to start. latest BIOS is installed. I also noticed in my BIOS that the memory speed is 1066 MHZ, but my service tag info indicates it should be 1333 MHZ
drthorne
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February 13th, 2013 19:00
my original 2 X 2GB 1333 MHZ kit works fine. I'm going to try and get a Crucial kit
ejn63
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February 13th, 2013 19:00
With an i3, the memory will run at 1066 MHz. You need an i7 to see 1333 MHz.
Does the original RAM work correctly?