DV5 ram upgrade question

[Roxas]

Hi there,

I have a Pavilion dv5 1126em and I know that its maximum memory is 8gb. It came with 3gb ram (one 1gb module and one 2gb module) I wanted to upgrade that to 6gb of ram by adding a 4gb module in the place of the 1gb module.

Now I know that the ram I have is ddr2 but whenever I go anywhere to get a 4gb ddr2 module they say it doesn't exist and there's only ddr3 4gb ram modules.

So I wanted to know, can I get the 4gb ddr3 ram for my Laptop or won't it work.

My HD got fried a couple of weeks back and I'm getting the new one on the 13th and I will install windows 7 64-bit on that one.

if you need anymore info feel free to ask me here or open the laptop specs from the link above.

Yours truly,

Roxas

[MathewT · Accepted solution]

Hi,

DDR3 Will not working on your computer. Both the Ram has 240 pins but the notch on the bottom of the card is in a different place.

Its better that you go for 2 ddr2 2gb ram slots. This will give you 4gb of ram and for windows 7 its a good specification.

Regards

MathewT