Gen 12 issues

Which Linux distro are you using? 24.04.3

I have had issues since I got this a few years ago. It works fine for a while, then the fan gets loud. Sometimes the laptop freezes. After the fan starts overworking, I will get issues like the blinking light code saying DRAM problems and it won’t boot. After I power off, take the DRAM’s out, switch them back and forth a few times it eventually works perfectly, until it happens again. Has anyone had these problems? Is there a fix or is it hardware related?

Welcome to the community. It sounds like you have a 13" laptop with a 12th gen Intel processor. This sub-forum is for the new 12" laptop.

First thought is a hardware problem, but it’s hard to be 100%. Maybe try one RAM stick at a time, and one RAM slot at a time to see if you can narrow it down to a particular stick or RAM slot. Maybe pull the heatsink and re-paste to see if that helps.

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Thanks for the response. I just double checked. 12th gen i5 bought in 2023. Maybe it is a heat sink problem. I will try that