RAM trouble 1

[Jim624]

HP NX9010 Business Notebook


I just bought the following 512MB, 200-pin SODIMM, DDR PC2700 memory module
CT650012

* Module Size: 512MB
* Package: 200-pin SODIMM
* Feature: DDR PC2700
* Specs: DDR PC2700 • CL=2.5 • Unbuffered • NON-ECC • DDR333 • 2.5V
Old memory does work in both slots. After installing the new RAM it powered up but would not post.....in

other words NOTHING appears on the screen,,,, the hard drive is not accessing....no beeps.....no boot

messages.....canot get into setup because the bios is password protected and I do not know the password....the

only thing I can do is change the boot order.



I am pretty tech savvy, I have built my own computers and worked on them for years....so I DO know how to

install RAM.

The old 256MB stick still works in the machine. So I tried leaving it there and installing one of the 512

with it....it still only recognizes the 256.

I have been all over the internet looking at tech forums and reading FAQ's and I have gotten answers that are

completely opposite of each other. One site said that you cannot replace the RAM in this machine you have to

have a new MB. Another said that "just stick it in and it will fire right up" , Another said that I have to

get into the BIOS and change the settings so it will recognize the RAM upgrade (never heard of that one

before) howeverthe BIOS is password protected which brings up a whole new problem, because we have no idea

what the password is. Any help ?

 

[debful]

Dont know about the RAM but if you take the battery out it will purge the bios password.

 

[Grenage]

Sounds like duff or incorrect RAM to me; it can't hurt to reset the BIOS but I doubt you'll have much luck there.

"We can categorically state that we have not released man-eating badgers into the area" - Major Mike Shearer

 

[BadBigBen]

Quote from the Service Manual:

Note
HP Pavilion ze5300, ze5200, ze4300, ze4200, and ze4100, HP nx9010, nx9005 and nx9000, Compaq Evo Notebook N1050v and N1010v, and Presario 2500, 2100, and 1100 notebooks use only DDR266 SDRAM modules. Using the wrong type of module prevents the notebook from booting.

Ben
"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."
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Only ask questions with yes/no answers if you want "yes" or "no"

 

[cdogg]

It's definitely the RAM. HP notebooks won't show anything on the screen when the DIMM slots are empty or the incorrect type is installed.

Now with that said, I've never had a problem using faster memory in laptops that required slower. Make sure you have the DIMMs properly seated. Be sure to slide them in all the way (at an angle) before you push them down to click in place. See the manual for diagrams if needed. Try only installing one for starters until you can get the BIOS/POST screen to show.

~cdogg
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - Einstein
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