Compatible RAM on Pavilion dv6

[Steve_Stevenson]

Hello, everyone!

I have a Pavilion dv6 - 1320ev laptop with 4 GB RAM installed in 2 slots.

I want to upgrade the RAM to 8GB (2 x 4 GB).

I am between 

Kingston KCP313SS8/4 4GB DDR3 1333MHz Non ECC RAM Memory SODIMM ( 2 of them)

and

Corsair 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3-1333MHz (CMSO8GX3M2A1333C9)

but I don't know if they are compatible with my laptop.

Could you please help me?

Thanks in advance!

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

The Kingston most likely will not work because it has 4 little black memory chips on each side of the circuit board.

You need memory that has 8 little black chips on each side of the circuit board, and from the pictures I have seen of the Corsair part number you posted, that memory does have 8 little black chips on each side of the board.

So, I would go with that one as my first choice.

https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Memory/Mainstream-Memory/Corsair-Memory-%E2%80%94-...

[Steve_Stevenson]

Thank you for your help.

I will order the one you suggested. I will post the result of the upgrade.

Thanks again!

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

Hopefully it will work.

You can read this discussion on how hard it is to get the right DDR3 memory on HP notebooks with the Intel series 4 and 5 chipsets.

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/Memory-upgrade-6550b/m-p/53405...

[Steve_Stevenson]

Thank you for the post. It was very helpful!

I ordered and installed the Corsair RAM you suggested. It was a success!

The system recognized the 2 RAMs instantly, with no compatibility problems.

Thank you again for your help!

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Anytime.

Glad to have been of assistance.