Who Sells Ram Memories for NW8440 Inexpensive?

Doese anyone know who makes rams for nw8440? I am in need for one 1gb stick to it. Forget about HP site that sells it for more than $500. Crucial sells it for almost $200. I'm in the U.S. Anybody?

 

1 1GB stick? You should be able to get it for under $100. Just make sure its DDR-2 SO-DIMM. 533MHz or 667MHz is fine. Any brand from any store woks, but Kingston, Crucial, and Corsair are several known brands.

 

You dont any specific memory for the nw8440. All you need is the right spec which most likely will be either 533(PC2 4200/4300) or 667(PC25300/5400) DDR2 SODIMM. Buy any good brand of memory with the same spec and you should be good to go. As for stores to buy RAM from try Newegg or ZZF.

 

Thank you for your replies.
I heard unless I use matched rams the notebook may encounter some issues. One HP authorized dealer told me rams for this notebook is manifactured by Kingston. But I don't see it on their website. Could you take a look at rams in your notebook and see who makes them?

Michaelmorio

 

Go to www.cpuid.com and download CPU-Z. Unzip it, run the cpuz executable. The program will run (it gives you lots of information about your processor, motherboard, memory), and go to the "Memory" tab. There is a field labeled "Frequency," make note of this. Go to the "SPD" tab. Assuming you have only one GB stick of RAM installed in your system currently, the drop down box that has "Slot #1" in it should be grayed and not functional. Included on this window is information about the type of RAM you have (ie, PC2-5300/5400 or 4200/4300), and lower down the timings for your RAM. Remember the frequency number you checked? Match that up to the frequency on the table, and find the timings that go with that frequency (should be 266 or 333 mhz).

Now, when you're shopping for RAM, you can theoretically use ANY DDR-2 SO-DIMM modules that have the same timings for that same speed without running into any issues. This is on paper, in reality, people sometimes run into issues. It is always advisable to buy matching sticks of RAM, but this is a clutch, sort of iffy way to try and get around doing that. I've done it and had it work in the past, but like I said, some people have issues. Either way, good luck with whatever you decide to do.

 

Most likely there wont be any issues. But as ajfink suggested run CPU-Z and it should be able to list the memory type, speed and manufacturer. HP uses several suppliers, so RAM will vary from individual machine to next. As I said if you buy good quality RAM any brand should in most cases work. But if you still want to use the same brand as the one in the laptop, then look it up using CPU-Z and then buy.

 

Thank you for your replies.
I am expecting my notebook tomorrow. I will run CPU-Z upon its arrival and see what RAM it uses. Then if I am left with other questions I will come back and ask you again.

With all best wishes,
Michaelmorio

 

I got my nw8440. I ran CPU-Z and checked the RAM information. But one thing I noticed kind strange: CPU Core Speed. My notebook came with a Core 2 T7200 processor which is supposed to be running at 2Ghz plugged in. It's plugged in now but it gives me 997.5 Mhz reading. The voltage of the processor reads 0.850 v. Multiplier is x6.0, Bus speed is 166.2 Mhz and Ratd FSB is 665.0 Mhz. Why the core speed is not 2.0 Ghz ???
Also, where can I download "Super Pi" program? Any different version of it? Thank you for your feedback.

Michaelmorio

 

The processor scales down its speed and voltage to save power. When you use processor-intensive tasks, it ramps back up to full speed. If you want to disable this feature, there should be a power icon in the system tray. Click on it, and select Home/Office Desk, and I believe that will keep your CPU at full speed all the time. Take note that this will reduce your battery life by quite a bit depending on what you're doing.

 

Thank you for your answer, Ajfink.
What about Super Pi? Where to go to download it?

Michaelmorio

 

www.google.com was where I found it.