[ltp] Bad RAM or ?

[Charles E "Rick" Taylor IV]

On Wed, 2006-06-14 at 20:31 -0400, Alan Phillips wrote:
> My Thinkpad x30 came with one 256 MB RAM module. I've updated the BIOS
> to the latest from the IBM website. I ordered another 256 MB stick
> from a vendor but the Thinkpad would not boot with this new RAM module
> installed. When I ran the diagnostics it reported that the second RAM
> stick was bad. I pulled out the original RAM, and put only the new RAM
> in the first slot. The machine would not boot (no error beeps either).

> Is it unusual to see this much bad RAM? The system works great with
> the original RAM installed -- any thoughts on where I can order RAM
> that will work with this Thinkpad?

What type of RAM did you buy for your X30?  Some Thinkpads are a little
finicky about it.

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