can my laptop support a single 8 GB RAM

[Belal-Quamar]

I have a HP Pavilion g4 (HP G4-1303AU) ,I am attaching the screenshot of the memory module page from the hp online documentation (http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c03717822) .

Plesae tell me that if i put in a single 8 gb DDR3 chip ; Will it be OK and the laptop would perform as it should with a 4096*2 chip?  

[max009]

hi 

your laptop have capacity of 8gb but i can't promise you of 8gb RAM help for better performance

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[Belal-Quamar]

Thank you for your reply.

The officlal guide says that it supports 4096*2 and nowhere states 8192*1.

I want to know will it support 8192*1 chip or not?

[banhien · Accepted solution]

Hi,

From its Service Guide:

Supports up to 8192 GB of system RAM DDR3/1333-MHz

Supports the following configurations:
● 8192-MB total system memory (4096×2; not supported with Windows® 7 32-bit operating system)
● 6144-MB total system memory (4096×1 + 2048×1)
● 4096-MB total system memory (4096×1 or 2048×2)
● 3072-MB total system memory (2048×1 + 1024×1)
● 2048-MB total system memory (2048×1 or 1024×2)
● 1024-MB total system memory (1024×1; not supported with Windows 7 64- or 32-bit operating system)

No, you have to put 4 GB on each slot (4GB x 2) to get benefit of dual (dual means two) channel. 8GB on one slot won't work.

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[max009]

check ones this forum 

http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/Can-I-upgrade-my-HP-Pavilion-G4...