Upgrading Memory

[twrenwick]

Hi RasterBlaster,

I double checked the mother board and it is the A8N-LA shown in the picture.  The Ram I bought doesn't have a lot

of information.  The label shows 1GB PC3200/400MHz DDR.  Nothing else.

If I bought the wrong type of Ram, what do I buy?

Thanks for the help!

[RasterBlaster]

Well...that information fits the basic requirements for your motherboard. The only things I can think of is that it is registered/buffered memory, there is some kind of a timing compatiblity problem with your board and newer RAM, or HP's information is wrong and you cannot put 1GB DIMMs in there (although I checked several sources and they all say that you can).

Call the outfit that you bought the RAM from and make sure the sticks are not registered/buffered memory. OTher than that... try a different brand that meets this specification:

DDR1

PC3200

400MHz

Unbuffered

CL3

If that doesn't do the trick, then I'm not sure waht is going on.

[Mad_Murdock]

Hi,

I own a Compaq Presario SR1219NL, with a ASUS A7V8X-LA (Kelut-GL6E) motherboard. It now has a memory of 768 Mbyte.  I want to increase the memory to 2 Gbyte. In the HP specs it says you can use a max of 1Gb. On the internet many people say (and sell) a max of 2 Gb. On the HP site in the description of the motherboard they state 2Gb with the addition: (PC manufacturer's maximum memory may differ). I'm confused.... So, has anyone experience with this?

[Leeee]

Howdy,

   I have a Pavilion a6200n, currently with 2 GB ram ddr2 5300 in it. (It can hold up to 8GB)I want to do some general improving and I've been doing lotsa reading in the forums.

 I thought I'd start with buying more ram - bought  4(2X2GB) GB G. Skill kit from Newegg ddr 2 PC6400 - top speed my mobo can handle.(I plan to remove the originally installed 2 GB PC5300 memory.) I just saw 4 GB Corsair (2X2GB)PC6400 twin kit at Fry's for $64 after rebate. Can I put in both the G. Skill kit and the Corsair kit to total 8 megs or is it best to have all memory matching - not just the "kits"?

   Planning to do a Custom Install and move from Vista Home Premium 32bit to Win 7 Home Premium 64bit after the RAM addition is completed.

           Appreciate the help out here!

[Big_Dave]

Lee,

This is the motherboard for the A6200n.  It specifies PC 5300 dimms. These specifications show the PC-6400 will work. However, some of the dimms will downshift if necessary to slower clock speeds.  The installed processor will dictate the memory clock speed.  Keep the matched pairs in the same color slots.

[Leeee]

Dave,

Thanks for your reply. My CPU is the original Athlon 64X2 5000+. Sounds like it's okay to have 2 different "kits" as long as I'm careful to install them in the appropriate matching slots, correct?

  Appreciate it,   Lee

[Big_Dave]

Lee,

In theory, the PC-6400 dimms should adjust.

[Leeee]

Dave,

Thanks for sharing your knowledge with me.

         Lee

[dariusofwest]

Hi there,

I'm about to try to upgrade my RAM of my HP Pavillon a1110y (CTO) PC from it's present memory of 512 MB to 3GB. What I'm trying to figure out is, what type of RAM do I buy and from which manufactuer?  I found two places which both report to have RAM compatible with my PC.

Crucial: http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=Pavilion%20a1110y%20Series

Kingston: http://www.ec.kingston.com/ecom/configurator_new/modelsinfo.asp?id=8&SysID=25593&mfr=HP%2FCompaq&mod...

Also, on my motherboard specs it says that it can support 4GB of memory and then it says with Windows being 32-bit it may only recongnize 3.3 GB or something like that. Would it be better to buy the 4GB of RAM or just 3 GB.

Motherboard Specs: http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c00361570

If someone could help me out with this, I would be very grateful.

Thanks for reading this,

--Allan

[RasterBlaster]

3 GB is pretty good. Basically the 3.3 limit is how much a 32-bit operating system is able work with. If you upgrade to 4 GB, the hardware system will load up and use the 4 GB and get it ready, but after all the reserved memory is dished out to all the components that need it, about 3.3 is left. If you a have a lot of components that are on cards and are not on the motherboard... sound card, video card... then this amount can be more. I've seen over 3.6 GB on a 4 GB 32-bit OS.

You need buy RAM that matches your motherboard spec:

non-ECC (unbuffered)

533/400 MHZ

DDR2

http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c00361570

Best speed/quality scenario would probably be 4 x 1GB @ 533. You would lose a little of the memory that you can use, but this would max out your system.

Best cost vs. quality scenario would probably be 4 x 512MB @ 400 or 533. This would get you to 2 GB, which works really well unless you do a lot of video or high-end graphics.