RAM Overheating

customchevy_350 · 08-06-2009, 02:45 PM

I have a toshiba satellite A-105 laptop with xp service pack 3 and 320mb hd. Recently i upgraded my ram from 1mb to 2mb. Now the RAM gets really hot and programs start shuting down after a half hour or so. Sometimes the screen just goes black but the computer stays on. I have to shut it off maually to get it back running. The CPU is very cool and fan works. It does work fine tho if i keep the panel open and a fan on the RAM.

Any help would be perfect thanks

is it possible i bought a bad one. It did work fine for a month or so.

Thanks

Grantofhell · 08-07-2009, 09:14 PM

Are you allowing space for the RAM bay to cool off? Laptops are known for their built up heat when lain on beds/sofas/laps. The simplest way to check if it is the RAM is to put the old RAM back in and see if it overheats. It could just be coincidental and something else may be overheating such as your GPU. They tend to get VERY hot.

08-06-2009, 02:45 PM	#1
customchevy_350 Beta Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 4	RAM Overheating I have a toshiba satellite A-105 laptop with xp service pack 3 and 320mb hd. Recently i upgraded my ram from 1mb to 2mb. Now the RAM gets really hot and programs start shuting down after a half hour or so. Sometimes the screen just goes black but the computer stays on. I have to shut it off maually to get it back running. The CPU is very cool and fan works. It does work fine tho if i keep the panel open and a fan on the RAM. Any help would be perfect thanks is it possible i bought a bad one. It did work fine for a month or so. Thanks

08-07-2009, 09:14 PM	#2
Grantofhell Fully Optimized Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 3,735	Re: RAM Overheating Are you allowing space for the RAM bay to cool off? Laptops are known for their built up heat when lain on beds/sofas/laps. The simplest way to check if it is the RAM is to put the old RAM back in and see if it overheats. It could just be coincidental and something else may be overheating such as your GPU. They tend to get VERY hot. __________________ Intel i7 950 @ 3.06 (133x23) // Evga 132-E758-A1 x58 SLI // Evga GeForce GTX 470 SC 1280MB // 6GB OCZ Reaper HPC PC3-16000 (3x2) // OCZ Vertex Turbo 30GB/64MB // SeaGate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB/16MB // Corsair 850HX-P // SilverStone TJ07 Koolance CPU-340 // Koolance VID-NX470 // EnzoTech Evx-58 // DangerDen BlackICE 240GTS // DangerDen BlackICE 240GTX // OCZ HydroPulse 500 // BitsPower Z-tank Inline 80mm // Asus VW266h // Logitech G9 // Saitek Cyborg

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