Gateway M680 Cant boot to windows after ram install, but recognizes ram ?

killpotts · 01-10-2008, 02:49 PM

Hi all, I recently installed two 1 GB sticks of ram into my Gateway laptop
( M680XL http://www.engadget.com/2005/03/31/g...h-m680-laptop/)

The brand of the ram is Kingston.
DDR2
PC2-4200
533mhz
200 pin

The computer recognizes the ram at the boot screen ( Says their is 2048 ram in it when the bios checks the memory ) But then windows wont start after that. Is it possible for this to happen ? Note that the computer was working fine before the ram was installed, but it makes me think the problem is something else since the laptop detects it.

**speedster123** · 01-11-2008, 06:06 AM

try 1 stick to get into windows, if you are successful, go for the second.

01-10-2008, 02:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
killpotts Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 55 OS: xp	Gateway M680 Cant boot to windows after ram install, but recognizes ram ? Hi all, I recently installed two 1 GB sticks of ram into my Gateway laptop ( M680XL http://www.engadget.com/2005/03/31/g...h-m680-laptop/) The brand of the ram is Kingston. DDR2 PC2-4200 533mhz 200 pin The computer recognizes the ram at the boot screen ( Says their is 2048 ram in it when the bios checks the memory ) But then windows wont start after that. Is it possible for this to happen ? Note that the computer was working fine before the ram was installed, but it makes me think the problem is something else since the laptop detects it.

01-11-2008, 06:06 AM	#2 (permalink)
speedster123 Mentor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: United States-New York-Long Island Posts: 5,219 OS: xp pro SP3	Re: Gateway M680 Cant boot to windows after ram install, but recognizes ram ? try 1 stick to get into windows, if you are successful, go for the second. __________________