Puter Help... I hate these **** machines!

[brookyone]

Re: Puter Help... I hate these **** machines!

It should have been a no brainer. Does it have 2 slots? It may want 2 4GB cards.

Otherwise, blame the communists.

No...one slot. I asked Dell that before I purchased the 8GB or opened the notebook. Dell tech states that alarm sequence indicates RAM failure.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

Re: Puter Help... I hate these **** machines!

Dell computers have a storied history of not playing nicely with non-Dell parts. For years, Dell used proprietary power supplies and motherboards with non-standard connectors. They supposedly stopped doing that with their desktops several years ago, but laptops are anyone's guess.

Could just be that the RAM you bought was a lemon. I've had it happen before.

[The Rube]

Re: Puter Help... I hate these **** machines!

Dell computers have a storied history of not playing nicely with non-Dell parts. For years, Dell used proprietary power supplies and motherboards with non-standard connectors. They supposedly stopped doing that with their desktops several years ago, but laptops are anyone's guess.

Could just be that the RAM you bought was a lemon. I've had it happen before.

See also:Gateway and Sony. Doomed their products for stretches.