I wonder if there is a solution...

[panos zafiriou]

I had checked the compatibility of the cards through the Kingston memory
site before buying. Also I replaced the old cards and the same thing
happens. When I press the power button the machine starts, I can hear the
CDR head move like every time it powers up and the fan starts working and
stays on. The light on the power button stays on but nothings comes on the
screen, not the bios nothing...





On 29 November 2011 23:45, Nils Kassube <kassube at gmx.net> wrote:

> panos zafiriou wrote:
> > I have an old Toshiba Satellite (2007) that had 2 memory cards that
> > added up to 1gb. It runs kubuntu dual boot (grub) with XP but I
> > almost never use XP.
> >
> > I recently decided to upgrade its ram with 2x2Gb so-dimm to breath
> > some life into it. After switching the cards I tried to turn it back
> > on but although the power light came on and sounded like the CDR
> > came on nothing else happened after that.
>
> I would assume that one of the new RAM modules is faulty, maybe both.
> You could replace them with the old modules to check if the machine
> could still run. Then replace one module at a time with the new ones.
>
> > Does anyone have any clues that it might be due to kubuntu and that I
> > happened killed the poor laptop?
>
> No, Kubuntu would not kill a machine because of more RAM - it would be
> quite happy instead.
>
> > Is there a chance to get it running
> > with a live CD?
>
> I don't think so. From your description it looks to me more like nothing
> is really working. Did you see the start screen with the BIOS messages?
>
>
> Nils
>
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