ram card issues

neeandrtholrick · 02-09-2009, 01:05 PM

i have a dell 2650 laptop. i replaced the 20 gig hard drive with a 160gig and everything worked fine but i wanted to upgrade the ram card from 127 to 512. i ordered one off ebay and when i installed it the computer comes on but the monitor wont. i put the old ram back in and it works fine. any suggestions? i emailed the seller with the issue, just didnt know if it might be something other than a faulty ram card.

**asidman** · 02-09-2009, 01:36 PM

Is it the same type of RAM DDR/DDR2/DDR3. It might fit but isnt compatible

**TriggerFinger** · 02-09-2009, 05:32 PM

According to link below, your laptop supports maximum of 512MB only... each slot can support up to 256MB only (you have 2 slots, so 2 x 256MB = 512MB).

http://crucial.com/store/listparts.a...02650%20Series

If you put in one stick of 512MB in any of the slots, it may not work as it is NOT SUPPORTED.

02-09-2009, 01:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
neeandrtholrick Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1 OS: windows xp	ram card issues i have a dell 2650 laptop. i replaced the 20 gig hard drive with a 160gig and everything worked fine but i wanted to upgrade the ram card from 127 to 512. i ordered one off ebay and when i installed it the computer comes on but the monitor wont. i put the old ram back in and it works fine. any suggestions? i emailed the seller with the issue, just didnt know if it might be something other than a faulty ram card. Last edited by neeandrtholrick; 02-09-2009 at 01:06 PM.

02-09-2009, 01:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
asidman Will rule the World Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Port Elizabeth Posts: 4,537 OS: XP SP3, Vista SP1, Windows 7 RC My System	Re: ram card issues Is it the same type of RAM DDR/DDR2/DDR3. It might fit but isnt compatible __________________ Submit New Articles Here Try before posting \| Read before posting \| Advice to New Visitors How to post a Screenshot \| Posting system specs \| Posting images (VERY NB)

02-09-2009, 05:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,853 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: ram card issues According to link below, your laptop supports maximum of 512MB only... each slot can support up to 256MB only (you have 2 slots, so 2 x 256MB = 512MB). http://crucial.com/store/listparts.a...02650%20Series If you put in one stick of 512MB in any of the slots, it may not work as it is NOT SUPPORTED. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE