catmandu
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I have a 2013 P75-A7200 that is my everyday device. Got to a point where it would not consistently boot, and someone suggested a motherboard issue. So I picked up an identical one on eBay thinking I'd just swap hard drives and be on my way. Then I discovered the dark magic that is Windows licensing these days. In the end, I was able to cobble together a functioning laptop with my Win10 Pro installation, activated. To include the suspect motherboard. Oh well, I got a screen and keyboard in better condition out of the deal.
I would like to add the 2x4GB RAM from the eBay purchase to the functioning machine, but every time I put them into the expansion slots available (either singularly or together), the machine does not boot, does not let me into BIOS. They work fine when put into the primary slots on the bottom of a motherboard. Same problem on both machines, so don't think it is the SODIMM slots themselves. All the RAM matches, looks to be OEM from Toshiba.
Any ideas?
I would like to add the 2x4GB RAM from the eBay purchase to the functioning machine, but every time I put them into the expansion slots available (either singularly or together), the machine does not boot, does not let me into BIOS. They work fine when put into the primary slots on the bottom of a motherboard. Same problem on both machines, so don't think it is the SODIMM slots themselves. All the RAM matches, looks to be OEM from Toshiba.
Any ideas?