u/Alternative-Try-3456

I bought this guitar 2 years ago, my first and only electric guitar so far. Thought it needed a new look. How’d I do?

My laptop has 8GB (stock, 2667MT/s) stick and 16GB (new, 2667MT/s) stick (other specs include i5-1334U with Intel Iris Xe Integrated graphics, and stock 512GB SSD). A few days ago my laptop started crashing system functions and lagging at basic RAM-heavy tasks like browsing, so I thought it was bloaty Windows 11 so ranted about it and many people suggested it was an issue with my RAM, and 16 and 8 GB sticks mismatch unstability in Intel Flex Mode. Just a few hours ago, my laptop crashed when I was simply browsing on OperaGX, showing the screen attached in the IMAGE. It didn't move, and after some time, it started flickering horizontal blue and white lines. I force restarted it, and it got stuck in a restart loop, I force restarted again and it got stuck on the Dell screen and started flickering horizontal lines the same way aggressively.

I did some research, turns out that the Rank 2 of 16GB stick and Rank 1 of 8GB stick cause errors in Memory controller. I force shutdown, removed 8GB stick, booted it up successfully, removed 16GB and put 8GB stick, booted it up successfully, and now am using both sticks again, which for some reason also work fine.

My course of action right now is to remove 8GB stick and rely on 16GB until I get another 16GB stick. advice and troubleshooting, please help.

My laptop has 8GB (stock, 2667MT/s) stick and 16GB (new, 2667MT/s) stick (other specs include i5-1334U with Intel Iris Xe Integrated graphics, and stock 512GB SSD). A few days ago my laptop started crashing system functions and lagging at basic RAM-heavy tasks like browsing, so I thought it was bloaty Windows 11 so ranted about it on r/FuckMicrosoft , do check my post for a bit more context please. Just a few hours ago, my laptop crashed when I was simply browsing on OperaGX, showing the screen attached in the IMAGE. It didn't move, and after some time, it started flickering horizontal blue and white lines. I force restarted it, and it got stuck in a restart loop, I force restarted again and it got stuck on the Dell screen and started flickering horizontal lines the same way aggressively.

I did some research, turns out that the Rank 2 of 16GB stick and Rank 1 of 8GB stick cause errors in Memory controller. I force shutdown, removed 8GB stick, booted it up successfully, removed 16GB and put 8GB stick, booted it up successfully, and now am using both sticks again.

My course of action right now is to remove 8GB stick and rely on 16GB until I get another 16GB stick. Any further advice and troubleshooting, please help.

The first 2 images are of the SD card slot when the back panel is ON, it flexes because of a plastic piece above it slightly visible in the first picture. Third and fourth pictures are of the IO daughterboard, I didn't know what I was supposed to redact so I redacted everything QR-code and text that was not on the board itself. Last picture is of the SD card slot when the back panel is REMOVED. It is unaligned.

I have never tampered with this specific part of the laptop, and there are no loose pieces or debris stuck above it. The SD card is still insertable (when the panel is ON and the metal casing is flexing/bent/curved) but through a lot of careful pushing at specific angles, and is read. I don't know if it was like this when I purchased it first, because I never paid attention, but it was always really difficult to insert the SD card since the beginning, so I suppose it was always like this. I have owned this laptop for somewhere around 10-12 months, certainly under a year, and the chassis is not broken, cracked, bent, or flexing in any place.

What is the problem, and what is the solution?

The first 2 images are of the SD card slot when the back panel is ON, it flexes because of a plastic piece above it slightly visible in the first picture. Third and fourth pictures are of the IO daughterboard, I didn't know what I was supposed to redact so I redacted everything QR-code and text that was not on the board itself. Last picture is of the SD card slot when the back panel is REMOVED. It is unaligned.

I have never tampered with this specific part of the laptop, and there are no loose pieces or debris stuck above it. The SD card is still insertable (when the panel is ON and the metal casing is flexing/bent/curved) but through a lot of careful pushing at specific angles, and is read. I don't know if it was like this when I purchased it first, because I never paid attention, but it was always really difficult to insert the SD card since the beginning, so I suppose it was always like this. I have owned this laptop for somewhere around 10-12 months, certainly under a year, and the chassis is not broken, cracked, bent, or flexing in any place.

What is the problem, and what is the solution?