I'm trying to identify and locate the 2X4 RAM upgrade for my G72-227WM HP Notebook laptop

[mosart]

My laptop came preconfigured with 3G of ram.  It's getting annoyingly slow so I thought I'd upgradeI found some documentation referring to DDR3 RAM, which I was able to buy from a brick & mortar store, but the pin configuration is not the same.  I see other documentation saying this laptop takes DDR2 RAM but I'm not sure I can get it anywhere but to order it off the internet.  Can you please clarify what ram is the correct one for this laptop.    Thank

[banhien]

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@mosart wrote:

.. referring to DDR3 RAM, which I was able to buy from a brick & mortar store, but the pin configuration is not the same.

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@mosart 

Your machine supports DDR2 RAM that why DDR3 RAM won't physically fit. It very hard to fine DDR2 RAM now even Crucial only stocks DDR2 RAM with

   https://www.crucial.com/usa/en/hp-g72-227wm/CT1621494

Regards

vv

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi, @mosart 

I have zipped up and attached a free utility below that will tell you the type of memory installed in your notebook.

If it is DDR2 (it must be since the DDR3 memory won't fit).

2 x 4 GB PC2-6400

https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?N=100007609%20600000401%20600000426