When you are replacing more than one stick/piece of RAM

When you are replacing more than one stick of RAM

When you are replacing more than one stick of RAM, the computer will often struggle to register such a significant jump in size resulting in beeps and a failure to boot.

If you experience this, shut the computer down and install just one stick, restart and allow the computer to boot up and register the first new stick, then shut down and install the second stick and restart again.

This can happen with any brand of RAM and almost any laptop, PC, Mac, etc

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