[ltp] T30 owners - Memory bank problems?

[D. Sen]

Nope, I removed, replaced, switched the SIMMS...they are attached fairly 
firmly in the sockets. The IBM support agent suggested the power-supply....

I dont remember this being a problem with my earlier T21 or TP 600. My 
usage pattern hasnt changed 
home-suspend->work-unsuspend->work-suspend->home-unsuspend....

DS


Richard Neill wrote:

> Could the SIMMs be coming loose physically? I know this sounds daft, 
> but I had to fix a desktop yesterday, took all the RAM out, changed 
> the hard disk, put the RAM (4 modules) back, and only 3/4 of it was 
> detected. Re-seating the modules cured the problem, even though I had 
> inserted them carefully in the first place. Maybe your module is 
> coming lose through vibration? Laptops do get moved around a lot.
>
> Richard
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> D. Sen wrote:
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>> Just wondering if any of the T30 owners using both memory banks on 
>> their system boards have noticed a problem. This is the third time in 
>> 1.5 years that one of the memory banks on my system board has stopped 
>> functioning. The RAMS themselves are fine. I have two sims 512 MBytes 
>> each. Each time, one of the banks stopped working and the system 
>> recognized only 1 of the 512 MByte modules. You can only tell there 
>> is a problem when weird problems start happening and you lose 
>> data.....typing "free" shows only half the memory available.
>>
>> Wondering if its just me or there are others. Once every six 
>> months....(this is my fourth new system-board) would seem to indicate 
>> there others out there who have experienced the same problem?
>>
>> DS
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