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    More Memory??

    Discussion in 'HP' started by wino_man, Sep 27, 2007.

  1. wino_man

    wino_man Newbie

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    Hi all,
    I have a Pavilion dv4000 that came with 512meg. I want to go to 1gig. Does anyone know what memory to use and a good place to get it. I know I'll have to get two matching chips of 512meg each...
    Thanks for any help!

    =-jp-=
     
    wino_man, Sep 27, 2007
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  2. illmatic8

    illmatic8 Notebook Consultant

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    wino_man, Frys.com has a sale that ends today where you can get 2x1G for $49.99, if I were you, I would get this in a heartbeat. It will make a world of a difference for your notebook.

    Just double check to make sure your notebook can use this memory.

    http://shop1.outpost.com/product/4789099
     
    illmatic8, Sep 27, 2007
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  3. John B

    John B Notebook Prophet

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    Don't know if you use XP or Vista but definitely 512 is the minimum

    2Gb instead of 512 does a real difference
     
    John B, Sep 27, 2007
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  4. wino_man

    wino_man Newbie

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    Thanks! Do you know how I can check to see if the memory will work? I have ordered it anyway just to not lose the deal.
     
    wino_man, Sep 27, 2007
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  5. Incursis

    Incursis Notebook Evangelist

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    Use either the Crucial System Scanner Tool or the Crucial Memory Advisor Tool located here: http://www.crucial.com/

    Hopefully your laptop will be listed.
     
    Incursis, Sep 27, 2007
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  6. John B

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    Astra32 or Hwinfo32 can give you info about your hardware
     
    John B, Sep 27, 2007
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