Upgrading Ram on Laptop help

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The Windows 8 requirements are thus:

So not much different to Win7 although there are also extra requirements due to the way Windows 8 can work, such as touchscreens, BitLocker, Virtualization etc...

 

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You might want to try the windows memory tester or Memtest86 :-

Memory Diagnostics Tool - Windows 7 Forums
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/105647-ram-test-memtest86.html

Try setting the memory settings manually in the BIOS to the values that match the two sticks (voltage, speed, CAS, etc)

Also try it out with CPU-Z or SiSoft Sandra or similar tools. CPU-Z should tell you if its working in Dual channel and ganged mode.

Maybe speak to the ebay merchant about a refund.