by gamefreaks » Apr 5, 2006 @ 2:17pm
Didn't realise you were on a laptop.
Some ram is just plain finicky with some motherboards. Such is life.
1) Are you using DDR400? I think the centrino chipset will only work up to DDR333. DDR400 should work fine but run at lower speed. Usually the module will have a SPD table which will specify the latiencies (timings) (Eg: 2-3-3-7) These will be lower in the SPD table for modules run at lower speed than rated for. Can you set them manually in the BIOS? If so, try setting to 3-4-4-8. These are very relaxed timings and should yeild higher compatibility. It could be the SPD table is trying to set latiencies that the chipset doesn't like. The SPD table can be viewed in CPU-Z.
2) Have you updated the BIOS to the latest version? This can solve many problems! Firmware has bugs too!
3) Yes, you could conceivably hot-swap the ram. If you turn off 'Quick POST' in the BIOS, it should detect the extra ram on a reboot. Might not though, and definatly not a good idea!!!
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