Samsung Book 9 - Soldered Ram

timebomb26 · 16 Apr 2019 at 06:57

Hi guys,

I bought my Samsung Ativ Book 9 six years ago and it's gone strong. Recently though it BSODs all the time and after numerous tests I realise it is pretty much only when I move the laptop. If I sit at a desk all day they'll be no issues.

This leads me to believe the RAM is either faulty or something has come loose. I understand the ram is soldered to the motherboard, which leaves little room for replacement.

If the ram is still fine though, what are the chances I'm going to be able to see what is wrong by opening her up?

Would very much appreciate not having to buy a new laptop.

labcoattech · 18 Apr 2019 at 11:33

Run memtest via a bootable thumb drive and then try moving the laptop, should hopefully give you an indication if it's the ram or not. Also does the laptop contain a spinning hard drive or an SSD?

Vince · 18 Apr 2019 at 11:35

timebomb26 said:
Hi guys,

I bought my Samsung Ativ Book 9 six years ago and it's gone strong. Recently though it BSODs all the time and after numerous tests I realise it is pretty much only when I move the laptop. If I sit at a desk all day they'll be no issues.

This leads me to believe the RAM is either faulty or something has come loose. I understand the ram is soldered to the motherboard, which leaves little room for replacement.

If the ram is still fine though, what are the chances I'm going to be able to see what is wrong by opening her up?

Would very much appreciate not having to buy a new laptop.

You won't be able to see anything. I have repaired quite a few Samsung U5 machines with soldered ram and they are a nightmare.

timebomb26 · 19 Apr 2019 at 00:39

Vince said:
You won't be able to see anything. I have repaired quite a few Samsung U5 machines with soldered ram and they are a nightmare.

Tis as I'd feared. I'm heading over to Taiwan in a month or so, so may see if someone there can repair it for me. Thanks guys.