dell computer ram

[slash407]

hi guys i bought 8gb (2 gb modules each) for my dell inspiron 518 computer-ya i know its old, its also very fast so im not going to burn it, its as fast if not faster than the $500+computers they r selling in walmart....so my specs my m/b can only fit 4gb but i read elswhere that people have installed 8gb and it worked on the same system. So do u guys know the work-around on how to do this. My computer doesnt bootup with the 8 gtb and when i leave 4gb (2gb each) its erratic and crash's wtf?

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

3 minutes ago, slash407 said:

hi guys i bought 8gb (2 gb modules each) for my dell inspiron 518 computer-ya i know its old, its also very fast so im not going to burn it, its as fast if not faster than the $500+computers they r selling in walmart....so my specs my m/b can only fit 4gb but i read elswhere that people have installed 8gb and it worked on the same system. So do u guys know the work-around on how to do this. My computer doesnt bootup with the 8 gtb and when i leave 4gb (2gb each) its erratic and crash's wtf?

Check to see if you're running the latest BIOS available. If so, there's little you can do outside of a custom BIOS. 

[Trulop]

is the speed too fast for your motherboard? Is it unstable with whatever clocks your running? Is that RAM incompatible or not tested to work in that motherboard? Whats the difference in speed from your old to new RAM sticks?

[slash407]

my computer manual says 800mhz is accepted...the new ram is 800 the current ram is 677mhz......its strange because this computer came with originally 1 module that was 2gb and yet when i left in 2 modules of the new-2gb each, for 4gb in total...it crash's after a short while...a strange noise does come from the computer, i dunno if its a voltage thing or not but there is some type of non-fan noise that comes from the computer while it works with the 2 modules.....when i put in all 4 modules it wouldnt even boot up.

 

i never overclocked anything

[Pip313]

Step 1. Update bios

 

Step 2. Test every single stick individually with memtest86 for at least 3 passes.

 

report back

 

other people have successfully installed 8gb. So it’s either a density issue, bios issue, bad stick, or bad memory socket. 

 

Which is why we first need to confirm it’s not the bios then the memory.