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    dv2000z & dv6000z RAM and HDD specs

    Discussion in 'HP' started by rmdesai, Mar 10, 2008.

  1. rmdesai

    rmdesai Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello,

    Can anyone confirm if I can upgrade my dv2000z and dv6000z to 2 x 2Gb RAM.
    I am asking this because I thought I read somewhere that certain models won't recognize more than 3GB RAM (could be for a single SODIMM)

    Similarly can anyone confirm the exact size of the HDD, in terms of physical dimensions, that I need to specify when ordering for an upgrade HDD.

    Thanks in advance and regards,

    Ravindra.
     
    rmdesai, Mar 10, 2008
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    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    Yes, with the newer BIOSes. 32-bit OSes will max out at ~3.2 GB.

    2.5" SATA.
     
    Lithus, Mar 10, 2008
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    Awesome laptops Notebook Evangelist

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    agreed however this will further depend on your video card and also if you have 64bit it will recognise all memory
     
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    rmdesai Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello,

    Thank you for your early replies.
    So the max I can upgrade my RAM is 3GB. I think I will go for 2 x 1GB.

    Lithus:
    Do I need to further detail 2.5" SATA? Do ALL HDD specified as 2.5" SATA fit in my laptop? Can I go for 2.5" SATA II, 7200rpm? Is there any capacity limit like RAM?

    Thanks in advance and regards,

    Ravindra.
     
    rmdesai, Mar 10, 2008
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    brianstretch Notebook Virtuoso

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    There is no limit. Any SATA drive will work.

    You can upgrade to 4GB, you just won't be able to use all of it until you upgrade to a 64-bit OS. If you already have 2x1GB then only replacing one of them with a 2GB DDR2-667 SODIMM makes sense.
     
    brianstretch, Mar 10, 2008
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