Acer tc-605 memory upgrade

dougie54
dougie54 Member Posts: 4 New User
edited March 2024 in 2020 Archives
I replaced my 4 GB stick with an 8 GB PNY 1600 mbps stick. Got blue screen, lots of reboots. repair attempts. Put Kingston 4 GB back, windows finally repaired itself.
Was the memory faulty?

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  • dougie54
    dougie54 Member Posts: 4 New User
    Answer ✓
    Just bought 8 GB ddr3 ram from Germany, installed without a hitch!!

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  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 35,014 Trailblazer
    The Aspire TC-605 uses up to two 8GB DDR3 modules. Speeds supported are 1066/1333/1600 MT/sec, so the 1600s should have worked unless they were the low voltage DDR3L modules.
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  • dougie54
    dougie54 Member Posts: 4 New User
    I tried to mix my old 8 GB with a new strip. I think the voltages or something were incompatible, so next time I will replace both with identical memory.

  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 35,014 Trailblazer
    Yeah, voltages are different between DDR3 and DDR3L. Some chipsets allow you to choose either but not mix nd some chipsets require you to have only one type. Yours need to be the DDR3s.
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  • dougie54
    dougie54 Member Posts: 4 New User
    Checked specifications, voltage was correct (1.5) and is identical to old ram. Gave it to a friend, it failed in his pc, too. I think it was faulty.
  • dougie54
    dougie54 Member Posts: 4 New User
    Answer ✓
    Just bought 8 GB ddr3 ram from Germany, installed without a hitch!!
  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 35,014 Trailblazer
    Good to know! :)
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