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  • artois7
    Senior Member
    • Mar 2011
    • 159
    #1

    Minimum ram amount

    Weird one here, got in a HP G6 350 i5 for repair as it would turn on and cut off after 5 seconds.

    Turns out the 4GB ddr3 module had shorted.

    Interestingly, this i5 machine won't recognise any DDR3 under 4GB. I have loads of 2GB modules but no 4's kicking about.

    Anyone encountered this?
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    • ktmmotocross
      Boardkiller
      • Feb 2014
      • 3553
      • slovakia
      #2
      Re: Minimum ram amount

      maye thats because of DDR3L memory

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        • artois7
          Senior Member
          • Mar 2011
          • 159
          #3
          Re: Minimum ram amount

          I've been out of this game for ages now and haven't worked on a laptop since DDR2 was mainstream, are DDR3L machines backwards compatible with DDR3 modules?

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            • SteveNielsen
              Retired Tech
              • Jun 2012
              • 2327
              • USA
              #4
              Re: Minimum ram amount

              The specs for that laptop are for DDR3 RAM.

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                • artois7
                  Senior Member
                  • Mar 2011
                  • 159
                  #5
                  Re: Minimum ram amount

                  Originally posted by SteveNielsen
                  The specs for that laptop are for DDR3 RAM.
                  Any ideas why it requires a 4gb module then? 2 x 2gb won't make it boot.

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                    • diif
                      Badcaps Legend
                      • Feb 2014
                      • 6978
                      • England
                      #6
                      Re: Minimum ram amount

                      Is it 1333MHz ?
                      I've seen HPs be a bit picky on memory in the past.

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                        • artois7
                          Senior Member
                          • Mar 2011
                          • 159
                          #7
                          Re: Minimum ram amount

                          My apologies, this is a hp G1 not G6.

                          The 4gb module in there is 12800 and all the ram I have is 10600, so that could be it.

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                            • ktmmotocross
                              Boardkiller
                              • Feb 2014
                              • 3553
                              • slovakia
                              #8
                              Re: Minimum ram amount

                              and its ddr3L

                              https://cdn.badcaps-static.com/pdfs/...12e2db36a5.pdf

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                                • diif
                                  Badcaps Legend
                                  • Feb 2014
                                  • 6978
                                  • England
                                  #9
                                  Re: Minimum ram amount

                                  Originally posted by artois7
                                  My apologies, this is a hp G1 not G6.

                                  The 4gb module in there is 12800 and all the ram I have is 10600, so that could be it.
                                  Yes and as above is DDR3L not DDR3, with DDR3L running at a lower voltage than DDR3.
                                  Last edited by diif; 06-29-2015, 04:07 PM.

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                                    • Choppies007
                                      New Member
                                      • Aug 2014
                                      • 3
                                      • South-Africa
                                      #10
                                      Re: Minimum ram amount

                                      Originally posted by artois7
                                      Weird one here, got in a HP G6 350 i5 for repair as it would turn on and cut off after 5 seconds.

                                      Turns out the 4GB ddr3 module had shorted.

                                      Interestingly, this i5 machine won't recognise any DDR3 under 4GB. I have loads of 2GB modules but no 4's kicking about.

                                      Anyone encountered this?

                                      Honestly these days expect anything from HP and Lenovo

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