Various Errors after upgrading CPU and RAM

Question

Hello, I recently upgraded my CPU from i5-3320M to i7-3520M and upgraded my RAM from 8GB to 16GB. The device I did this on is a Thinkpad T430 laptop. I have since been getting blue screen errors every time I boot up my laptop (but after restarting it works fine). It also gives me a blue screen if I put the laptop to sleep. The new CPU and RAM were registered and show up on Device Specifications and Task Manager.

What might be the cause for this and how can I solve it?

Some of the errors I got include, but are not limited to:

PAGE FAULT IN NON PAGED AREA

UNEXPECTED KERNEL MODE TRAP

DRIVER IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL

Answer 1

Yes, I have seen this issue many times.

Answer 2

I see, thank you very much, what you're saying makes sense.

Answer 3

Because nothing changed the OS, the hardware changed and before the change everything was working fine and it also has random BSODs very common in cases related to hardware issues.

Answer 4

How can the issue be due to hardware if the system registers the RAM and CPU and is able to use them to their full extent?

Answer 5

Hello Matei

My name is Dayarys.

If you get this error after upgrading your hardware, this is not related to Windows. It might help to update your BIOS, but beyond that, I recommend checking your hardware, try to install your old RAM, and see if the error persists, and then do the same with the CPU, if nothing works I suggest you check with a local technician.

Sincerely,

Dayarys