Just standards. IEC stands for "International Electrotechnical Commission".
ISO standards are standards developed by the standardisation institute ISO, and IEC standards are developed by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). EN standards are usually ISO or IEC standards that the European Commission has harmonised.
You didn't mention if the laptop was free of dust when you openned it.
Try reseating the RAM chips.
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