Adding RAM to a Fujitsu Lifebook A Series AH502

mumof2

Hi everyone,

Can anyone tell me is it possible to add 4 GB RAM to the other 4 GB already in it? ie does it take two chips? Ive inserted the second one but it's not reading it! So still giving 4 GB and not 8.

Or do I have to get an 8 GB on its own...?

Thanks!

that laptop has 2 ram slots (spaces) and takes ddr3 sodimm type ram sticks and yes you can have 2 slots filled at once

source

https://www.crucial.com/ScanListView?modelCatId=3099553&storeId=10151&urlLangId=-1&urlRequestType=Base&manuFacturer=Fujitsu&msg=compatible-upgrade-for&langId=-1&catalogId=10151#MEMORYFilters

if you put in the second stick and it's not being picked up then you may have well have not seated it correctly /firmly in the slot. I'd try it again - maybe search a youtube video showing someone doing it correctly.

otherwise it could be (unlkely) defective.

mumof2

Thank you, I double checked and it needed to be slotted in properly, however its still not picking it up. The system still reads 4 GB. This is what I got:
DDR3 SDRAM - 4GB RAM Memory for Fujitsu-Siemens LifeBook AH502 (DDR3-12800) - Laptop Memory Upgrade from OFFTEK

OFFTEK Part Number :- FT512MSK64V4U-1487582

Capacity :- 4GB Module

Form Factor :- 204 Pin SoDimm

Memory Type :- DDR3

Bandwidth :- DDR3-12800 (PC3-1600)

Memory Specs :- 204 Pin 1.5v DDR3 PC3-12800 SoDimm

Premier Brand Memory

We only use branded memory modules from leading manufacturers which includes but is not limited to :- Samsung, Hynix, Elpida, Hypertec, Micron and Integral.

100% Compatiblity

Every memory product matched specifically to your machine is individually tested to guarantee reliability and 100% compatibility with your computer and operating system.

I hope I got the right product.....

Any other ideas other than it might be faulty? I might try to switch the chips, take out the old and see will the new one be picked up. If not I know its definitely faulty. Ill have to do it after work tomorrow night.

Thanks again.

EDIT: Curiosity got the better of me. Swapped the chips around and it worked.....very strange but it did. Thanks for the tip earlier!!!

glasso wrote: »

that laptop has 2 ram slots (spaces) and takes ddr3 sodimm type ram sticks and yes you can have 2 slots filled at once

source

https://www.crucial.com/ScanListView?modelCatId=3099553&storeId=10151&urlLangId=-1&urlRequestType=Base&manuFacturer=Fujitsu&msg=compatible-upgrade-for&langId=-1&catalogId=10151#MEMORYFilters

if you put in the second stick and it's not being picked up then you may have well have not seated it correctly /firmly in the slot. I'd try it again - maybe search a youtube video showing someone doing it correctly.

otherwise it could be (unlkely) defective.