can i upgrade compaq 610 up to 8gb ddr2 pc6400 ram? (2x4gb)

[rob4twoo]

can i upgrade compaq 610 up to 8gb ddr2 pc6400 ram? (2x4gb)

i read this

http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/Compaq-610-upgrade/td-p/2416015

and some poeple say that i can , some say i cant

[GBL84]

Hello @rob4twoo,

Manaul : http://h20565.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?sp4ts.oid=3958407&docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-c01...

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[iomare]

Hp specifies that the max. RAM is 4GB with the chipset GME 965 and PM 965. Also crucial gives the max at 4 GB.

Hope it helps

David

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

The Mobile Intel 965 GM and PM chipset supports 8 GB of memory.

I have a HP 6910p with the Mobile Intel 965 GM chipset and one with the 965 PM chipset and I have installed 2 x 4 GB of PC2-6400 memory in both and they work just fine with all 8 GB recognized in Windows.

There are some dv9500/dv9500 Intel models with the same chipset that will also take 2 x 4 GB of DDR2 memory.

I cannot personally vouch for the HP/Compaq 610 models.  While the chipset may support 8 GB, the BIOS may not.

Unless you already have the memory laying around, buying 2 x 4 GB of PC2-6400 memory would be too expensive to take a risk on.

The cheapest I have seen a 4 GB DDR2 chip is around $70 USD.