Memory Compatibility Acer Aspire TC-281 EB11

Nibby99
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So I had purchased a stick of ram in hopes of upgrading my TC-281 but it failed to post (either with the included 8GB stick or by itself). It was Corsair Value-select DDR4 2400mhz 8gb single gang RAM which should have worked (and posted fine in my ASUS Prime X570-P).  I looked everywhere for a QVL for this machine but I can't find one. I was able to return the RAM for a refund but was basically told without a QVL they wouldn't' even guess at working ram for this system... to quote them "It's a total crapshoot with pre-made factory machines".  Any ideas?

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  • Leostat
    Leostat ACE Posts: 3,043 Pathfinder
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    I normally cheat and get it from userbenchmark:
    https://www.userbenchmark.com/System/Acer-Aspire-TC-281/74355

    You can browse through all the tests, get the one which matches your CPU and see what other people have had success with :)
  • Nibby99
    Nibby99 Member Posts: 2 New User
    Leostat said:
    I normally cheat and get it from userbenchmark:
    https://www.userbenchmark.com/System/Acer-Aspire-TC-281/74355

    You can browse through all the tests, get the one which matches your CPU and see what other people have had success with :)

    Strangely I couldn't find a single stick that was mentioned in the benchmarks for sale anywhere in Canada. My guess is most of the benchmarked ram was OEM specific ram.
  • Leostat
    Leostat ACE Posts: 3,043 Pathfinder
    Bugger, only thing i can think of is maybe the voltage on the included sticks is very low, does CPUz report anything odd about it?
  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,223 Trailblazer
    Here is the memory specs for the TC-281 models:
    The DDR4 2400 should have worked fine... but the order is important:

    Click on "Like" if you find my answer useful or click on "Yes" if it answers your question.

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