Arch Linux

jik779

Member

From: Germany

Registered: 2012-08-04

Posts: 17

BIOS Error after upgrading to 16GB Ram

Hello,

i just installed 2x 8GB SODIMM DDR3 Rams to my Lenovo Z360. There was 2x 2GB installed before.
Part numbers are CMSO8GX3M1A1333C9.

After this upgrade, on startup the (Pheonix) Bios shows this message:

CPU = 1 Processors Detected, Cores per Processor = 2
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU       M460 @ 2.53GHz
16248M System RAM Passed
210: CPU Variable MTRR configure failed.
ERROR
210: CPU Variable MTRR configure failed.
ERROR
210: CPU Variable MTRR configure failed.
ERROR
210: CPU Variable MTRR configure failed.
ERROR
210: CPU Variable MTRR configure failed.
ERROR
210: CPU Variable MTRR configure failed.
ERROR
210: CPU Variable MTRR configure failed.
ERROR

Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to Setup

When i press F1, Grub comes up and everything works as expected. Linux (htop) shows me 15851MB of Ram. (Why the differnece?)

I tried to change some options in the Bios menu. Nothing changed. There are not so much options to set.

I wonder if 16GB are too much for this Notebook, but "dmidecode --type memory" gave me "Maximum Capacity: 16GB", so i trusted that.

Can i test if all of the RAM is useable and that i can ignore the annoying F1-pressing thing at startup? Or do i have to get smaller rams?

Thanks in advance,

--Michael

graysky

Wiki Maintainer

From: :wq

Registered: 2008-12-01

Posts: 10,705

Website

Re: BIOS Error after upgrading to 16GB Ram

What does memtest86+ detect? Is an updated BIOS available for your hardware?

---

CPU-optimized Linux-ck packages @ Repo-ck  • AUR packages • Zsh and other configs

jik779

Member

From: Germany

Registered: 2012-08-04

Posts: 17

Re: BIOS Error after upgrading to 16GB Ram

Well, memtest makes the Computer reboot. I was not able to start Windows which seems to be the only possibility to make the bios upgrade. i think it could work through wine, but all these errors make me think that 16gb are too much for this. also, a quick lookup of my processors tells me 8GB max: http://ark.intel.com/products/50179/Int … -2_53-GHz)

I also created a Ramdisk on a running arch, dd'd 9gb into it and the system crashed with a kind of a kernel panic.

I hope amazon is kind :-(

Tanks for your tip,

--michael

z3r0_k00l75

Member

Registered: 2010-01-25

Posts: 12

Re: BIOS Error after upgrading to 16GB Ram

Don't think there are many laptops out that can take 16 GB of ram.... yet.

---

"I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone."
AMD FX8350 @ 4620MHz, Gigabyte 990FXA-UD5, 4x4 16GB ddr3 1866, Radeon HD7770 OC GHz Edition

safrax

Member

Registered: 2011-06-04

Posts: 13

Re: BIOS Error after upgrading to 16GB Ram

http://www.crucial.com/upgrade/Lenovo-m … rades.html

Maximum supported memory is 8GB.

jik779

Member

From: Germany

Registered: 2012-08-04

Posts: 17

Re: BIOS Error after upgrading to 16GB Ram

tanks for your replies. rams are on their way back. very sad that this didn't work..

Last edited by jik779 (2012-08-09 15:57:34)