Adding RAM to HP Pavilion G6 2201-sd

[Liamve]

Hello,

I would like to upgrade my laptop to 8gb of ram. It's now running 4gb am1u16bc4p2-b19h / (HP 641369-001).

Can I just add another stick of 4gb DDR3 SO-DIMM 1600MHz RAM, or does it need to be the exact same part? Or do I need to buy a whole new set of DDR3 SO-DIMM RAM?

Thanks in advance,

Liamve.

[Huffer · Accepted solution]

The stick you have is DDR3-1600 SO-DIMM, the 1.5 volt kind not the low voltage stuff and it is dual rank i.e. low density and CL=11 latency. You do not need to exactly match the maker and part number of the memory but it should be the same kind. 

So I assume you have an amazon account and you can add this module or one like it to yours to have 8 gigs:

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-PC3-12800-1600MHz-204-Pin-M471B5273DH0-CK0/dp/B009AEYBYI/ref=sr_1_10?...

Post back with any more questions and please accept as solution if this is the info you needed. 

[Liamve]

Thanks for your quick reply! So any SO-DIMM RAM stick that's 4GB, DDR3, PC3-12800, 1.5 Volt and CL11 would work?

[Huffer]

Don't forget low density meaning 8 black blocks on the side of the module in 2 rows (ranks) not 4 blocks in one rank. 

Otherwise, yes. 

And please accept as solution if this is the info you needed. 

[Liamve]

Thanks for the clarification, I didn't know that. Thanks for your support.