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Problem with laptop after adding a new battery and RAM

I have a 15 inch HP laptop.
It's about 2.5 years old and the battery began to die on me.
So, I bought a new one from amazon and added 8GB of RAM while it was open.

The battery lasts several hours when it is unplugged, and it processes much faster. Great!

But, sometimes the screen locks up. I can't move the cursor.
I have tried hitting function/insert and that works, but then a blue highlight expands over the page. If I move the page up and down it highlights the entire page.

If I try using control / alt /delete, it returns to normal after I x out of it.

But then the problem randomly returns later.

It has to be something simple I am overlooking.

Any suggestions?
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DallasCowboysFan · 61-69, M
I checked with Crucial .com to make sure the RAM was compatible and found a similar one on amazon, so I would not have to pay shipping and it would arrive quicker.

But there may be a subtle difference I overlooked.
I'll remove it tonight and check it out.
It's frustrating. I have upgraded RAM before but never had this problem.
BTW, I already had 8 GB RAM, and this was a second stick for a total of 16 GB.