[TriLUG] Memory upgrade problems - brainstorming

[Carl Crider]

Similar issue with an older Dell inspiron last year. Upgraded BIOS and it
accepted the new memory.
On Mar 25, 2014 12:39 PM, "Scott Lambdin" <lopaki at gmail.com> wrote:

> these don't match?
>
> DDR3 PC3-10600, DDR3 PC3-12800, DDR3 (non-ECC)
>
> I purchased four DDR3 PC3-1600 -- 4Gb modules
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 11:40 AM, Bill Farrow <bill at arrowsreach.com>
> wrote:
>
> > On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 11:26 AM, Steve Holton <sph0lt0n at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > But I wasn't expecting BIOS failures on every module. The system boots
> as
> > > before with the original modules in place, but adding any one (or pair)
> > of
> >
> > Maybe the BIOS does not recognize the newer memory modules. It reads
> > the SPD eeprom from each module to identify what they are, and it may
> > be trying to look them up in a hardcoded table. Make sure that you
> > have the latest BIOS version for your motherboard.
> >
> > Bill
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