Solving RAM issues on a Lenovo laptop involves checking for errors, updating drivers, and ensuring proper installation.
Solving RAM issues on a Lenovo laptop involves checking for errors, updating drivers, and ensuring proper installation.
Hello everyone, I have an old Lenovo G40-30 laptop with just 2GB of RAM installed. I wanted to upgrade it by adding an 8GB stick. After checking Task Manager, the memory was listed as DDR3 2GB at 1333MHz. I bought a Kingston DDR3 1333MHz CL9 SODIMM 8GB stick and replaced the old one. Now the laptop still shows a black screen even though the power indicator lights up white. I learned online that some Lenovo models need about 5 minutes to boot after installing new RAM, but it took over 20 minutes without any improvement. When I tried putting back the original RAM, it worked just fine, but with the new one it didn’t. I think the RAM I got might not be compatible with this model, even though my specs suggest otherwise. Please help me understand what’s going on. Thanks!
Crucial recommends 1600Mhz RAM, but you can use either 1333Mhz or 1600Mhz. Your Task Manager shows 1333Mhz as the previous setting.
The original 2 GB RAM stick doesn't specify it's DDR3L. It seems this laptop model is outdated and likely uses older RAM technology.
Based on what I found in older sources and the Crucial software checker, it seems the situation is manageable.