RAM Upgrade

[NMaster23]

I see that in my H Pavilion dv6t-2000 I have 2 2GB ram sticks with samsung chips. I would like to know what ram I can replace it with and the max amount of RAM it can support. I would also like the max specs of RAM it can support. Thank you in advance.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

What model Intel processor does it have?

[NMaster23]

The bios says intel core i7 q 720, but I cannot find any records of that. The closest match I could find was the intel core i7 720qm, but they are not the same.  If you do not know could you find me the manual for this specific model please? Thank you in advance.On my end the uploaded photo is not showing the q720, but that is what it shows there.

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Below is the link to the service manual which has the list of supported processors and the memory upgrade information.

http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c02657339.pdf

It is very hard to find the right memory to work in PC's with the Intel 1st gen core processors.

The memory cannot be any faster than DDR3-1333 (PC-3-10600), it must be dual rank (2Rx8) and it must have 8 little black memory chips on each side of the circuit board, not 4.

Something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/Timetec-PC3-10600-Unbuffered-Notebook-Computer/dp/B01NBZ4YNK/ref=sr_1_5?crid=...

There are some folks on this forum that reported 16 GB of memory works in the models with the Quad core processors, so if you want to take a chance on that, then this would be the 16 GB kit I recommend:

See this discussion:

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/DV6T-2000-CTO-Entertainment-No... 

https://www.amazon.com/Timetec-PC3-10600-Unbuffered-Notebook-Computer/dp/B014E29G0E/ref=sr_1_4?crid=...

[NMaster23]

Thank you so much.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.