upgrading memory on Pavilion A210.dk

[vegzz]

Hi..

Anyone who knows if its possible for me to upgrade the ram on my Pavillion a210.dk. I have borrowed 1 gb.  DDR 400, 3200 mhz, CL 3. Can they be used on my MO. without destroying it??

please help

[RoyalSerpent]

http://crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=Pavilion%20a210.uk

Use quality PC2700 or PC3200 RAM.

[vegzz]

Hi.. thank you for the answer. Are you sure that the MO can use pc3200? Do you know if it is compatible with 1 gb on a ramslot?

[RasterBlaster]

According to your PC's motherboard specifications :

Memory Type DDR
Memory Speed PC 2700
Memory Sockets 2 DDR-DIMM 
Maximum Memory 1 GB DDR 333/DDR 266

Sometimes a board will actually take more than what HP lists as the max - but I would not go over that amount... Not unless I knew for sure that the board took more and not without upgrading the power supply. I figure HP tests the system and there is good reason for why they don't want you to go over the max.

[RoyalSerpent]

1GB is more than adequate for that old PC.

[RasterBlaster]

To be safe, I would use 2 x 512 sticks. I wouldn't try to put in 1 GB unless I had an extra one lying around and wanted to see if it works.