Does My Laptop Really Support Up To 4GB Of RAM?

This Intel's webpage tells that my chipset support up to 4GB of RAM. One person from Intel support told me that my processor will support 4GB of RAM, but he also told me that due to the fact that Intel does not manufacture laptop systems, their are not familiar with the way the BIOS of those laptop systems are developed and in this case only the laptop manufacturer can answer my question.

Regarding the installation of more ram, only the laptop manufacturer can answer that question, since they are the ones that manufacture the system and knows how it works, and it's limits.This report by Crucial memory scanner tells that my laptop supports up to 4GB of RAM however this report by CPU-Z tells that laptop will only support 2GB of RAM.

I spoke with my HP support in Israel and they told me that most of these models support 4GB of RAM but this technical information tells otherwise. I have contacted HP USA support and they said that 2GB of RAM is maximum, however after i told them that HP support in Israel told me that laptop supports 4GB of RAM, they told me that such setup may work but HP does not recommend this as certain issues may arise. HP would not recommend to make any change that will damage the product.

Here are laptop's specifications:

Model: HP Pavilion dv5282ea

Intel Centrino Duo T2400 1.83Ghz

1GB of RAM (512 Samsung, 512 PQI)

GeForce Go 7400

80GB Hitachi Hard Drive Sata 150

Mobile Intel 945PM Express Chipset

pavilion hp ram 4gb 2g memory laptop

asked Apr 11 '11 at 20:52

Boris_yo
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edited Apr 11 '11 at 20:59

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Here is a good way to find out. Run this system scanner and it will tell you exactly how much ram you can put in and it will even let you order it. http://www.crucial.com/systemscanner/

answered Apr 11 '11 at 22:55

TheTechDude
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I already mentioned that i did scan my system with Crucial.

(Apr 13 '11 at 07:01) Boris_yo

I didn't see it at the time. As i don't just click on random links in posts unless they have a label.

(Apr 13 '11 at 22:14) TheTechDude

2GB of ram would be enough for you anyway, unless you wanna do a lot of multi tasking or use programs that hog memory a lot. Then again, even if you do get 4GB of ram, your CPU would be a major weak link for these programs.

Anyways, what OS are you using right now?

answered Apr 12 '11 at 13:08

Billy Aoki
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Windows XP Home Edition 32-bit. I have Internet Explorer, Firefox (with 50 tabs) and sometimes Opera opened at the same time. I have Jasc Paintshop Pro, MS Excel and Word opened also. I have Winamp opened. I have Dropbox, Evernote, MSE antivirus in taskbar. I have FileZilla opened. I have at least 7 folders opened, 5 notepad files opened. I do not do video conversion or play games.

Are you sure 2GB will be sufficient?

(Apr 13 '11 at 07:01) Boris_yo

2GB should be enough. I have a lot of memory hog applications, plus I play games too and my ram never breaks the 3GB mark. What's more, I have Windows 7, which requires more ram to work with than XP.

You also have to note that your operating system is 32bit, which will let you use up to about 3.25GB of ram even if you put in 4GB.

(Apr 13 '11 at 09:00) Billy Aoki

When I had my Dell Dimension 4550, Dell said that the max RAM was 1GB, but the max that the chipset supported was 2GB and I ended up putting 2GB in and it worked fine! I would go by the chipset maximum, but try the system scanner just in case...

answered Apr 12 '11 at 19:27

NickMiller
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That is exactly what my case is, my chipset supports up to 4GB of RAM. Did you update BIOS in order for it to recognize 2GB of RAM?

(Apr 13 '11 at 07:03) Boris_yo

Nope, I just bought the new stick of RAM (1GB stick) and added it on to the existing 1GB stick already in it.

(Apr 13 '11 at 20:33) NickMiller

And how is everything working since the day you bought?

(Apr 14 '11 at 13:31) Boris_yo

1	Here is why some things may say otherwise. You need a x64 OS to recognize 4GB. My guess is you have x86. answered Apr 13 '11 at 09:06 ryebread761 7.5k●216●241●322 I have Windows XP Home 32-bit. It will only see 3.25GB and i will lose 750MB. (Apr 14 '11 at 13:32) Boris_yo

You're asking the wrong questions about your CPU. You really need to know if your CPU and chipset supports a 64-bit operating system. If it does not, even if you have 4gb in the machine the most a 32-bit OS will see is around 3GB of it. You will need a 64-bit OS if you want to access that much RAM.

I wouldn't bother - with that CPU, that much ram and that size hard disk, you have too many things to replace. Get a new machine. Install Linux on that one, it will make a great server.

answered Apr 14 '11 at 01:54

Duodave
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But i don't need a server. I am not going to make it resource on the internet. Since i have 2x512MB i thought if i already decided to upgrade, then would it be worthwhile to do all this just for 1GB additional? What will i do with 2 modules of 512MB? Keep them just in case? It will make sense to do this for a total of 4GB but the problem is all i get will be 2GB more, totalling 3.25GB. But with it comes a risk of non-compatibility of 4GB of RAM - 2GB in each slot. Maybe my motherboard does not support 2GB in each slot, maybe it does but only supports up to 2GB total.

I think it would make sense just to get additional 1GB.

(Apr 14 '11 at 13:30) Boris_yo

0	http://www.crucial.com/ They'll answere your questions answered Apr 13 '11 at 22:10 r0bErT4u 31.0k●513●672●938

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