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    Upgrade RAM in DV2000

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Shogun, Jan 18, 2007.

  1. Shogun

    Shogun Newbie

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    When I first ordered my DV2000z in July, I tried to upgrade the RAM right away. I bought 2 sticks of 1Gb RAM of each of these brands. The G.Skill did not work, my computer would boot to OS and then restart after about 30 seconds. I used Neweggs wonderful return policy to pick up some Crucial RAM. With the Crucial the computer could just barely load windows before restarting.

    G.Skill
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231069

    Crucial
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145048

    I left a post on Crucial's forum about the issue and a tech said that some manufacturers do something to make the end user use their brand RAM. Well, after 6 months, I hope someone figured it out.

    What RAM have people used to upgrade their laptops?
     
    Shogun, Jan 18, 2007
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  2. jetstar

    jetstar Notebook Deity

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    Kingston, Corsair, Crucial and OCZ are all popular and reputable brands. I have used Kingston, and had no issues at all.
     
    jetstar, Jan 18, 2007
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  3. Shogun

    Shogun Newbie

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    This is the problem though, I have used Crucial already and both sticks would not work with my laptop. Neither of the G.Skill sticks worked either. Both sets, the computer would just barely make it to the OS before restarting and be stuck in the loop.

    I need some people who have a DV2000 (preferably AMD) and successfully run 1 - 2 GB of some non-HP sticks. What manufacturers work?
     
    Shogun, Jan 19, 2007
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  4. Shogun

    Shogun Newbie

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    Someone, somewhere MUST have a DV2000 with aftermarket RAM installed. I need to know how to go about NOT spending $360 for Dell Ram.
     
    Shogun, Jan 22, 2007
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  5. kanehi

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    First of all you have to buy the correct memory sticks' specifications (speed, voltage). The two sticks has to be the same configuration also. I used the Kingston brand. PNY is good too.
     
    kanehi, Jan 25, 2007
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    The two sticks have to have the same specifications only if you want dual channel to work. I wouldn't mind disabling dual channel in exchange for 2gb of RAM.
    Shogun, post this in HP's forum where many people with dv2000z write. What I can suggest is DDR2 667mhz, Crucial. I see you had problems with Curcial but this tends to be the most compatible RAM for AMD CPUs, which are quite picky. Next, should be Kingston.
     
    vassil_98, Jan 26, 2007
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  7. alynch75

    alynch75 Notebook Evangelist

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    I have the dv2000nr with amd turion x2. I have 2 gb of ram. I went to www.cdwg.com and chose memory. I used the crucial memory finder and my ram works perfect. Your issues may be with the computer itself.
     
    alynch75, Jan 26, 2007
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