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07-14-2016 04:58 PM
Hi there I have decided to upgrade my old laptop G6 Pavilion 1077ei i3 core from 3gig ram to 4gig it worked. Now I want take it a bit further by upgrading to 8 gig but when I install the ram it doesn't want to start up but checked I checked the ram and it works in other my other hp Laptop. Is my mother board not supporting the upgrade or am I missing something
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07-14-2016 05:21 PM
Hi,
Yes, it has 2 slots of RAM and it supports up to 8GB. Please use the Maintenance and Service Guide (the last one) on the following link:
http://support.hp.com/us-en/product/HP-Pavilion-g6-Notebook-PC-series/5046257/model/5112871/manuals/
Page 2: Configurations supported.
Page 51: Part number and how to add/replace RAM.
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07-14-2016 05:21 PM
Hi,
Yes, it has 2 slots of RAM and it supports up to 8GB. Please use the Maintenance and Service Guide (the last one) on the following link:
http://support.hp.com/us-en/product/HP-Pavilion-g6-Notebook-PC-series/5046257/model/5112871/manuals/
Page 2: Configurations supported.
Page 51: Part number and how to add/replace RAM.
Regards.
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