hp Pavilion dv8000 laptop ram problem

I have an HP Pavilion dv8000 laptop running in Vista. I have just
upgraded the 512k ram to 2 gigs. It runs fine with 1 gig installed,
but crashes on bootup (when loading windows) with 2 gigs installed.
Am I missing something here?

If it runs OK with EITHER 1GB SODIMM, but not both, there is a defect in the
notebook computer hardware. If it runs OK with one SODIMM, but not the other,
one of the SODIMMs is defective. Have you run the computer with each single
1GB SODIMM yet?

Examine the SODIMM sockets closely for damage. Was the original computer setup
1x512MB or 2x256MB? ... Ben Myers

On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 19:47:29 -0700, wrote:

>I have an HP Pavilion dv8000 laptop running in Vista. I have just
>upgraded the 512k ram to 2 gigs. It runs fine with 1 gig installed,
>but crashes on bootup (when loading windows) with 2 gigs installed.
>Am I missing something here?