[Adama]

Hi everyone!

I started my own thread because I felt bad that I/we had hijacked another member's thread.

So, this is in response to Flashorn's request to run the Belarc Advisor and post the results here.

Here are the results:

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Now the question remains... is my Compaq Presario laptop upgradable?

[coastie65]

Hi Adama, You can switch to two 1 Gb sticks for 2 GB or possibly to two 2 Gb. sticks for 4 Gb of ram, although being a 32bit OS, it will only use 3 Gb. coastie

[Flashorn]

Hey sweetie!!



OK, well Belarc has reported what HP has on it's site for your notebook.

Now, on your note book , If you want to, go to start then, programs , then :

HP and from there ,Click on the System Information:

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Wait for the info. page to pop-up and once it's up , on the left hand side

choose Memory (Ram) :

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On the right hand side you will see what you have installed and what

your notebook can be upgraded to :

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Now, post what the report says , so we can see what gives. I can't

believe that you couldn't be able to upgrade to at LEAST 2 Gigs of ram.



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[techie4fun]

I'm not a laptop guru ...



Break it open and then I'll tell you what's upgradable. ;

[Flashorn]

Hey sweetie!!



Ok , I was just on the HP site and this time I got the answer I needed.

This is what it says about your notebook in the "Maximum Memory" :

Maximum memory
Supports up to 2 GB DDR2 memory



So, definitely supports UP to 2Gigs . If you can , I would get a 2Gig kit

and shoe horn in the new ram. You would see a marked improvement

in your ability to Photoshop.



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[Adama]

Hi Flash,
I tried doing what you suggested here, but I do not have the HP System Information like you show in your post, actually I have nothing on my laptop that 's similar to yours. And, since I was on my Start Menu, I couldn't make a Snip of what's there to show you.

However, I just went into my Computer and clicked on Systems Properties, and this is what I got:

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I realize this doesn't tell you what you asked for, but that's the best I can do.
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[Adama]

coastie65 said:

Hi Adama, You can switch to two 1 Gb sticks for 2 GB or possibly to two 2 Gb. sticks for 4 Gb of ram, although being a 32bit OS, it will only use 3 Gb. coastie

Hi Coastie,

Sorry, but I have no idea what you mean by switch to two 1 GB sticks. And, what is "sticks"?

[coastie65]

OOPS, My sincerest of appologies. I should have said 1 Gb memory modules. Again my appologies.

[Adama]

Very funny, TFF. Like I'm really going to break open my laptop... not!

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[Adama]

Flashorn said:

Maximum memory
Supports up to 2 GB DDR2 memory






So, definitely supports UP to 2Gigs . If you can , I would get a 2Gig kit


and shoe horn in the new ram. You would see a marked improvement


in your ability to Photoshop.






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Allo, mon cherie!

Ok, you guys are talking above my head with some things here.... :p What do you mean by get a 2Gig kit and shoe horn in the new ram????

Are you actually saying that I can buy a kit to upgrade my laptop to 2GBs? but to do that I have open my laptop to put them in?

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[JaywalkerExtraordinaire]

I'm pretty sure he didn't mean to literally break it open. I think he meant to use a screwdriver, not a hammer. :-)

[Adama]

Oh, no problem, Coastie, no need to apologize :D So, you mean 2 1GB Memory Modules?

[coastie65]

Hey Adama, Yeah, That what flash mean't by a kit. Just a Matched pair of 1 Gb modules and not all that expensive. I made the same change in here.

[JaywalkerExtraordinaire]

A 2 GiB kit typically consists of two 1 GiB memory modules. In total, they provide 2 GiB of memory.

Most laptops offer fairly easy access to the RAM, since RAM upgrades are very common. It is usually very easy to upgrade RAM. Many people actually perform such an upgrade as the very first thing when they buy a new laptop, since it is sometimes cheaper than ordering the laptop with the amount of RAM they wanted.

Unfortunately, without being familiar with your particular laptop, I can't tell you exactly how to upgrade your machine.

[Tech4me]

Hi Adama. Laptops normally have 2 slots for mems ...say ..if you want 2GB...you would get a set of 2 sticks..(which 1GB per stick/per slot.)

They work in parallel .

[coastie65]

Hi, Also you can use either PC2-4200 SODIMM or PC2-5300 SODIMM. The 4200 runs at 533 Mhz and the 5300 runs at 667 Mhz ( Faster). I was looking for something else and ran across this info for that Laptop.

[Adama]

LOL Oh, I know that. :^0 That's just my way of having a little fun with TFF.

[Adama]

Hi Coastie,

Ooooh now I get it, a kit consists of 2 1GB Memory modules! Ok, now we're getting somewhere... LOL

:^0 ;)

[Adama]

Hi Jaywalker,

Thanks. :) All the info is on this thread, on my original post.

[Adama]

Tech4me said:

Hi Adama. Laptops normally have 2 slots for mems ...say ..if you want 2GB...you would get a set of 2 sticks..(which 1GB per stick/per slot.)

They work in parallel .

Hi Tech,

I'm glad I started my own thread on this... I'm learning so much from you guys.

So we decided that sticks means = Memory modules.