32 GB in HP EliteBook 8740w

[irixpower]

Hi,

I want to upgrade my HP Elite Book 8740w WD943EA#AK8 to 32 Gbyte RAM.

What is the HP part number for the 8 G byte memory modules?

Ubuntu Linux 9

VMware Workstation 7

HP Elite Book 8740w

WD943EA

[banhien]

Hi,

Based on the following document dated March 2011, the machine supports only 16GB of RAM

   http://bizsupport2.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c02749041/c02749041.pdf

Memory 4 customer-accessible/upgradable memory module slots
Supports dual-channel memory Supports up to 16,384 GB of system RAM DDR3 1333-MHz, PC3-10600
1333-MHz bus speed on computer models equipped with Quad Core processors
1066-MHZ bus speed on computer models equipped with Dual Core processors

And here are part numbers:

Memory modules (4, PC3-10600, 1333-MHz, DDR3):
8192-MB memory module 634091-001
4096-MB memory module 599092-001
2048-MB memory module 598856-001

Must be very expensive, you can buy RAM cheaper elsewhere.

Regards,

[irixpower · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Thanks for the quick reply. According to this document 32 Gbytes are supported if you have a quad core i7 CPU

http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/13543_div/13543_div.PDF

Kind Regards

/Thomas

[irixpower]

I agree,

They are VERY expensive and I guess I will still have to wait a little bit for prices to drop...

Kind Regards

/Thomas

[banhien]

Hi,

Well, they can change the specs every second week and people who write the manuals may not have enough time to update. Interesting thing: HP may keep 3 manuals for same series which make a lot of confusions. Another interesting thing: your link shows old i7 & i5 processors but another link shows Gen 2 processors.

Anyway, both documents show RAM as: DDR3 PC3-10600 SDRAM (1333 MHz)* therefore part numbers on my previous reply are still valid.

Regards,