why does my laptop overheat when i put my new memory in?

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why does my laptop overheat when i put my new memory in?

i have a dell inspiron 1501. I have 1.5GB of ram and recentely i have ordered new ram from newegg.com I took my 512MB stick out and put the new 1GB stick in. So now with the new stick i have the max amount of memory which is 2GB. the ram in the one slot is pc2-4200 the new ram i have is pc2-5300. Pc2-5300 is compatitble with my laptop but when i put it in my laptop overheats very badly. Why???????

2007-10-03 13:54:18 · 2 answers · asked by dwcsoup22 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks

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well u shouldnt have mixed ram if u bought new u should have got the right stuff ..

2007-10-03 13:58:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Hi. The laptop should be able to handle the new RAM. Make sure the fans are working and the vents are not covered.

2007-10-03 20:57:28 · answer #2 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋