Hi, i was here over a year ago trying to upgrade my ram from the stock 4 gb 1066 1.5v to Patriot 8 gb 1600 1.35v which failed (even though official sources said it'll work, crucial.com as well as toshiba's website) then down to Corsair 8 gb 1333 1.5v ram which now runs to another problem where my laptop BSOD all the damn time. I havent tried using it in months, but now that i'm about to start traveling i really need to fix this asap as im also short on funds to buy a new one. The BSODs occurred before the ram change though.
I've factory reset the laptop a coupla times already but still hasnt solved the problem. I've also updated the bios to v2.9 when i was doing the ram upgrading in my quest to make the 8gb 1600hz ram work (trying to mess with the voltage), so i was wondering if the new bios is messing everything up.
The most common BSOD are memory_management, cache_manager, IRQL_not_less_or_equal, bad_pool_header, pen_list_corrupt, page_fault_in_non-paged_area, and a few others i dont remember. They strike at any time, usually when i try to run programs or browse the net. The fact that it still happens after a factory reset is freaking me out.
Yea so the first several BSOD were mostly the memory related ones so i figured i had bad ram. However after swapping in the new ram (corsair 8gb 1333), i'm still getting the same issues. It might still be the ram, but i'm also thinking of putting the ram in the other memory slots, might be a slot issue. Of course i dont have a clue where the other memory slots are and i cant find any videos or documentation talking about the extra unused memory slots.
I'm coming here begging for help. Last year i was hopeful in upgrading my laptop for better game performance, now i just want the thing to work, as long as its stable browsing and watching videos, i dont care if i play another game on it again.
Also i live the 18.4 inch screen... i have a hard time going back...
I've factory reset the laptop a coupla times already but still hasnt solved the problem. I've also updated the bios to v2.9 when i was doing the ram upgrading in my quest to make the 8gb 1600hz ram work (trying to mess with the voltage), so i was wondering if the new bios is messing everything up.
The most common BSOD are memory_management, cache_manager, IRQL_not_less_or_equal, bad_pool_header, pen_list_corrupt, page_fault_in_non-paged_area, and a few others i dont remember. They strike at any time, usually when i try to run programs or browse the net. The fact that it still happens after a factory reset is freaking me out.
Yea so the first several BSOD were mostly the memory related ones so i figured i had bad ram. However after swapping in the new ram (corsair 8gb 1333), i'm still getting the same issues. It might still be the ram, but i'm also thinking of putting the ram in the other memory slots, might be a slot issue. Of course i dont have a clue where the other memory slots are and i cant find any videos or documentation talking about the extra unused memory slots.
I'm coming here begging for help. Last year i was hopeful in upgrading my laptop for better game performance, now i just want the thing to work, as long as its stable browsing and watching videos, i dont care if i play another game on it again.
Also i live the 18.4 inch screen... i have a hard time going back...