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I have an Elpida 4GB 2Rx8 PC3-10600S-9-10-F2 DDR3 and 1333MHz. I want to change my laptop's previous RAM which is a Samsung 

2GB 1Rx16 PC3L-12800S-11-13-C3 DDR3 and 1333MHz as well. However,  whenever I do that, windows won't boot up. The mother board is 

an ACLU9/ACLU0 NM-A311. I don't get what the problem is, since it seems that the RAM is compatible with this motherboard.

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Is the ram seated properly? Did you try taking it out and putting it back in?

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4 minutes ago, George Avrabos said:

I have an Elpida 4GB 2Rx8 PC3-10600S-9-10-F2 DDR3 and 1333MHz. I want to change my laptop's previous RAM which is a Samsung 

2GB 1Rx16 PC3L-12800S-11-13-C3 DDR3 and 1333MHz as well. However,  whenever I do that, windows won't boot up. The mother board is 

an ACLU9/ACLU0 NM-A311. I don't get what the problem is, since it seems that the RAM is compatible with this motherboard.

What does the laptop do?

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Your old ram was PC3L aka DDR3L. That runs at lower voltage (1.35V) than the new one (1.5V).

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7 minutes ago, jj9987 said:

Your old ram was PC3L aka DDR3L. That runs at lower voltage (1.35V) than the new one (1.5V).

JEDEC specifies that DDR3L must be able to accept 1.5 V

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4 hours ago, svmlegacy said:

JEDEC specifies that DDR3L must be able to accept 1.5 V

But if the PC is designed for DDR3L it might not be able to supply enough voltage for DDR3 or be incompatible with it in any other manner.

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