I wonder if there is a solution...

[Tom Bell]

On 11/30/2011 11:17 AM, panos zafiriou wrote:
> 
> 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
> <mailto: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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> 
As Nils stated, one of the memory cards may be defective.  I had that
trouble once before.
I replaced the memory card and all worked fine.
Good luck!

Tom