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    DV2000 Ram upgrade issues

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Shogun, Jan 27, 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 OCZ RAM. With the OCZ the computer could just barely load windows before restarting.

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

    OCZ
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820227110

    I left a post on OCZ'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 (beside HP's)?
     
    Shogun, Jan 27, 2007
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  2. JM

    JM Mr. Misanthrope NBR Reviewer

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    I used Samsung RAM in my dv1000, and it worked with no problem.
     
    JM, Jan 27, 2007
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  3. vassil_98

    vassil_98 Notebook Deity

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    vassil_98, Jan 27, 2007
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