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Lenovo Thinkpad r400 problem

Oskar94a
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Hi! I bought new RAM for my thinkpad r400, i had 3GB PC3-8500, DDR3 1066mhz work like a charm but i wanted more so i bought a 8gb kit 2x 4gb pc3-8500, ddr3 1066mhz from corsair so i took it apart and installed them, put it together and i got error beeps 1, 3, 3, 1 that is faulty ram so i tested with one new and one old that worked, tested with the other new one with the same old one, did not work so i thought i know which one is faulty so i put in the working one with the old one but his time it did not work (same slots) then i put back the old ones but it wont boot no error beeps. i did remove the battery and power cord while removing and inserting the ram.

 

When i power it on the "power on" led lights up, after a few seconds the Bluetooth led turns on and after like 10 minutes it boots into bios, do anyone know what is wrong?

CPU: r7 5800x3D;  GPU: RTX 3090ti; RAM: 48GB DDR4; MoBo: ASUS CH VII HERO x470; PSU: Seasonic Prime 850 Titanium; Case: Be Quiet! Dark Base 900 PRO; SSD: Kingston 120 GB; HDD: 1x 500 GB 1x 2TB 1x 3TB;

 

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Are you sure that the corsair ram is compatible with the board?

they are the same speed and of the same type so it should be, shouldn't it?

CPU: r7 5800x3D;  GPU: RTX 3090ti; RAM: 48GB DDR4; MoBo: ASUS CH VII HERO x470; PSU: Seasonic Prime 850 Titanium; Case: Be Quiet! Dark Base 900 PRO; SSD: Kingston 120 GB; HDD: 1x 500 GB 1x 2TB 1x 3TB;

 

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I took this information from support.lenovo.com

The thinkpad R400 only "supports up to 4GB maximum memory".

The 2x4GB are too much for it, IF you have a 32-bit operating system.

 

Check for yourself here:

http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/documents/pd005598

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they never tested more 4 gb at that time, i have seen lots of users use 8gb in their r400. It wont boot with the old ram in, that's why i'm asking for help

CPU: r7 5800x3D;  GPU: RTX 3090ti; RAM: 48GB DDR4; MoBo: ASUS CH VII HERO x470; PSU: Seasonic Prime 850 Titanium; Case: Be Quiet! Dark Base 900 PRO; SSD: Kingston 120 GB; HDD: 1x 500 GB 1x 2TB 1x 3TB;

 

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Then remove the old ram?!

it won't boot with any of the ram i have, even thou the old ones worked great earlier today.

CPU: r7 5800x3D;  GPU: RTX 3090ti; RAM: 48GB DDR4; MoBo: ASUS CH VII HERO x470; PSU: Seasonic Prime 850 Titanium; Case: Be Quiet! Dark Base 900 PRO; SSD: Kingston 120 GB; HDD: 1x 500 GB 1x 2TB 1x 3TB;

 

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most likely it hates your new RAM

 

swap for another brand

Budget? Uses? Currency? Location? Operating System? Peripherals? Monitor? Use PCPartPicker wherever possible. 

Quote whom you're replying to, and set option to follow your topics. Or Else we can't see your reply.

 

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