Minimum ram amount

[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?

[ktmmotocross]

Re: Minimum ram amount

maye thats because of DDR3L memory

[artois7]

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?

[SteveNielsen]

Re: Minimum ram amount

The specs for that laptop are for DDR3 RAM.

[artois7]

Re: Minimum ram amount

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.

[diif]

Re: Minimum ram amount

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

[artois7]

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.

[ktmmotocross]

Re: Minimum ram amount

and its ddr3L

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

[diif]

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.

Yes and as above is DDR3L not DDR3, with DDR3L running at a lower voltage than DDR3.

[Choppies007]

Re: 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?

Honestly these days expect anything from HP and Lenovo