Forums
New posts
Articles
Product Reviews
Policies
FAQ
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Notebook Hardware
Getting a lot of FAIL screens, system restarts and program crashes after RAM upgrade
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1098110" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>I'm betting you're getting what is known as "kernel panics". You are probably getting the "restart" message written in about 4-6 different languages after a short time after starting up your computer.</p><p></p><p>The #1 cause of kernel panics (like you mentioned)...is trouble with the ram. I would bet that if you removed the new ram, and installed the old ram (which you had no problems with I'm assuming)...that your computer would be stable.</p><p></p><p>The new ram you installed is either:</p><p></p><p>- the wrong ram type</p><p>- incompatible ram</p><p>- you have the correct ram...but it's defective in some way.</p><p></p><p>Macintosh's can be sensitive to the ram used. If this ram was purchased on e-Bay or from a local electronics store...it may work fine in a Windows computer...but not in a Macintosh. You need to get ram that is certified to be compatible with the Macintosh model you have...or if you do have Macintosh compatible ram...it could be defective.</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps,</p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1098110, member: 56379"] I'm betting you're getting what is known as "kernel panics". You are probably getting the "restart" message written in about 4-6 different languages after a short time after starting up your computer. The #1 cause of kernel panics (like you mentioned)...is trouble with the ram. I would bet that if you removed the new ram, and installed the old ram (which you had no problems with I'm assuming)...that your computer would be stable. The new ram you installed is either: - the wrong ram type - incompatible ram - you have the correct ram...but it's defective in some way. Macintosh's can be sensitive to the ram used. If this ram was purchased on e-Bay or from a local electronics store...it may work fine in a Windows computer...but not in a Macintosh. You need to get ram that is certified to be compatible with the Macintosh model you have...or if you do have Macintosh compatible ram...it could be defective. Hope this helps, - Nick [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Notebook Hardware
Getting a lot of FAIL screens, system restarts and program crashes after RAM upgrade
Top