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    DV9000Z + Upgrades

    Discussion in 'HP' started by mothy, Aug 21, 2006.

  1. mothy

    mothy Notebook Enthusiast

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    Does anyone an issue with:
    - dropping a couple of 2GB SODIMMs (when they come down in price)
    - Getting a couple 7200 Spin drives from Newegg and using them instead of a single 5400 (as ordered)

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    mothy
     
    mothy, Aug 21, 2006
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  2. MGS2392

    MGS2392 NAND Cat!

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    Be careful about ordering with 1 HDD, and putting in 2. HP most likely will not include a 2nd HDD mounting bracket if you order 1 HDD...
     
    MGS2392, Aug 21, 2006
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  3. mothy

    mothy Notebook Enthusiast

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    That is probably true.
    I will check when/if I call and if what you say if true, I will order the cheapest RAID config and get a pair of 7200 drives from newegg.
     
    mothy, Aug 21, 2006
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  4. miner

    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Upgrading the RAM shouldnt force any issues, but I have to agree with MGS's suggestion. HP didnt include the mounting brackets for the dv8000 and the brackets were only sold with the hard disk, so yoo would be forced to buy the HDD from HP an pay their exorbitant prices. I dont know if they have changed this with the dv9000, but to be on the safe side I would suggest ordering the cheapest dual hard drives and then upgrading them.
     
    miner, Aug 21, 2006
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  5. jaybit

    jaybit Notebook Geek

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    Im going to buy to 1gb sticks of ddr2 ram for my dv9000t but i dont know if im suppost to get pc5400 ddr2 or pc5300 dd2. I thought pc5400 was only in relation to ddr2
     
    jaybit, Sep 29, 2006
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    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    there is no difference between 5300 and 5400. they label the ram sticks like this:

    speed x 8 = PC ????. 667 * 8 = 5336. some round up (5400) others down (5300)
     
    Greg, Sep 29, 2006
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