Compaq Presario CQ42: Compatibility RAM Presario CQ42

Hello

Displays the first time and a bit of a newbie to this.

I installed 2 x 4 GB of SK Hynix PC3L 12600 s - HMT451S6AFR8A, site of Hynix said the RAM should be backwards compatible. However, the laptop starts and maintains just cycling through the initial splash screen.

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I discovered that my motherboard uses HM55 chipset and does not RAM with high-density chips (8). Thus, I must buy low density chips (16).

This response was not easy to find, but can be seen here... https://communities.Intel.com/thread/32763

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