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    Successfull DV9420us 4gb Ram Upgrade

    Discussion in 'HP' started by blaznonion, Sep 18, 2008.

  1. blaznonion

    blaznonion Newbie

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    Just figured i'd post it, because most people say it won't work... I have successfully upgraded to 4gb DDR2800 RAM in my dv9420us. Its got the Quanta 30b9 motherboard and a TL-64 turion, running Vistax64.
     
    blaznonion, Sep 18, 2008
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  2. Harper2.0

    Harper2.0 Back from the dead?

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    now you should confirm that it's running at 800mhz by using CPU-Z and not downclocked to 667mhz.
     
    Harper2.0, Sep 18, 2008
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  3. blaznonion

    blaznonion Newbie

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    It is, on high performance mode the memory speed increases to its rated max. I checked it right after I installed it using CPU-Z.
     
    blaznonion, Sep 18, 2008
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    elnegrobuster Newbie

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    Hey I was wondering if you could tell me what memory you used with your laptop and where can I buy it. I have an HP Pavillion laptop dv9420us with the same motherboard as yours, and I want to make a RAM upgrade... Any help with this will be appreciated... :)
     
    elnegrobuster, Aug 1, 2009
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  5. Johnny T

    Johnny T Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Next time just start a new thread instead of reviving reaaaally old ones. :D

    Anyways, you will need PC-5300 (or 5400, samething), 200 pin, SODIMM ram. That should be all the details. :)
     
    Johnny T, Aug 1, 2009
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    ntheo Notebook Consultant

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    Yes!

    Although HP said that my dv9429us will only support 2gb of ram...my next upgrade will be to 4gb.
     
    ntheo, Aug 4, 2009
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