toe067 Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 I have an inspiron 9100 and upgraded to 2x cmxsd512-3200LL. I got the xms memory because a bunch of people w/ i9100 and XPS laptops said it worked great and I've never had problems w/ corsair before. Anyway, one of the modules burned up 3 hrs after installation and some stability issues. Newegg replaced it pretty quickly but I'm having the same issues with new one. The only way I can get either of them to work is to slow it down by pairing it with something different and slower. I tested them w/ memtest86+ and got some subpar results. The first time it got 423 errors in the first pass and locked up after 30 mins. the second tie it locked up after five mins w/ no errors. The third try I got 1445 errors after the second pass and it locked up after only 50 mins. So am I just unlucky... is it the dual memory controllers, the heat, or am I just missing something? btw: I also noticed the replacement module had a different board layout. Does that make a difference? Thanks in advance. :o: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 http://compatible.corsairmemory.com/memorysearchcn.aspx?modelid=42857 Those are the recommended ones for that laptop. Keep in mind though that it's not recommended to mix memory from different manufacturers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toe067 Posted December 13, 2004 Author Share Posted December 13, 2004 XMS is supposed to be the better memory... if it can't run at the described speed on certain computer, such as mine, then there should be some kind of disclaimer... and it worked for others with the same computer. So, am I stuck, or can you exchange my xms memory for the slower stuff?? Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpDFrek Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 Can you describe "burned up"? Did the module smoke? What frequency and timings is memtest saying the memory is running at? If the two XMS modules that you currently own have a different layout I would suggest returning them both to Corsair and getting modules that have the same layout. There should be no problem running those modules in that laptop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted December 14, 2004 Corsair Employees Share Posted December 14, 2004 Let's try and replace both modules. Please follow the link in my signature “I think I have a bad part!” and we will be happy to replace them or it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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