MBP Unibody RAM upgrade fails

Hello,
I own a Macbook PRO 5.1 unibody (late 2008) with :
Intel Core 2 Duo 2,53 GHz
4 Go 1067 Mhz DDR3 RAM
ROM: MPB51.007E.B06
MacOS: 10.7.5
As you may know, all conditions are met for me to upgrade to 8 Go of RAM.
I just purchased the "CORSAIR SO-DIMM DDR3 For MAC - PC3-8500 - 2 x 4 Go (8Go) 1066 MHz - CAS 7 - CMSA8GX3M2A1066C7" kit.
But when installed, the MBP does not boot. I can hear three bips instead and screen remains black.
I tried to install only one slot then the other one. Nothing works.
When I reinstall the original ram, the MBP works just fine.
I'm so disappointed. Any idea on this?
Thanks a lot,
Axel

Looks as if you bought the right RAM - 204-pin PC3-8500 (1066 MHz) DDR3 SO-DIMM - and, according to MacTracker your model can 'unofficially' handle up to 8GB of RAM ('officially' Apple says 4GB) so the only thing I can think of is that the RAM may just be faulty?
Go to the Crucial site and click on the System Scanner tab, download the small app that will report your system info back to Crucial and see what kits they have available. You might just want to return the Corsair (although I've never had any trouble with mine) and go with a more 'Mac-compatible' supplier.
Good luck,
Clinton

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I'm hoping to seek the expert views of the community here.
I have a MacBook Pro, Late 2011, 17 inch. Running latest version of Mavericks. Speed seems to have slowed somewhat, perhaps since I upgraded to Mavericks, but not certain about that. Based on my research of the Apple communities, I suspect that I may benefit from a RAM upgrade.
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