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    RAM compatibility with HP dv5130

    Discussion in 'HP' started by chain, Aug 18, 2006.

  1. chain

    chain Notebook Guru

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    I have a dv5130 (turion) by HP and it comes with 1gb of ddr 333mhz ram. If i were to replace it with ddr2 667mhz ram would it work?
     
    chain, Aug 18, 2006
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  2. miner

    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    No DDR and DDR2 are not compatible with each other, so they cannot be interchanged. Since you have DDR memory you can only use DDR memory up to DDR400.
     
    miner, Aug 18, 2006
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