Upgrading my HP Pavilion DV2315nr

aaa777 · 06-28-2008, 06:50 PM

Hello

I own a dv2315nr hp laptop which is supposed to have 2gb as its maximum memory. According to one site I visited, the laptop can only use up 1gb per slot. The computer came with two 512mb cards. Yesterday, I bought and installed a 2gb memory in one slot of the computer and left the other 512mb in the second slot; hence, making the total memory 2.5gb. When I turned on the computer to check on the specifications, it said that my computer is running on 2500MB memory. is it really possible when the supposed maximum memory is just 2gb?

I'm really confused with this. Thanks in advance for your time and answers.:)

magnethead · 06-30-2008, 11:08 PM

In the old days the motherboard did limit the memory.

Nowadays most computers can hold up to 2GB per slot. Laptops maybe less, but most desktops are built for 2GB sticks and some can hold 4GB sticks.

If your vista x64 machine is your laptop, you can have up to 4GB I would think. Although HP may cap it at 3GB for legacy (x86) reasons.

06-28-2008, 06:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
aaa777 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 6 OS: windows vista 64-bit	Upgrading my HP Pavilion DV2315nr Hello I own a dv2315nr hp laptop which is supposed to have 2gb as its maximum memory. According to one site I visited, the laptop can only use up 1gb per slot. The computer came with two 512mb cards. Yesterday, I bought and installed a 2gb memory in one slot of the computer and left the other 512mb in the second slot; hence, making the total memory 2.5gb. When I turned on the computer to check on the specifications, it said that my computer is running on 2500MB memory. is it really possible when the supposed maximum memory is just 2gb? I'm really confused with this. Thanks in advance for your time and answers.:)

06-30-2008, 11:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
magnethead Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: TX Posts: 1,786 OS: XPH, 2K My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: Upgrading my HP Pavilion DV2315nr In the old days the motherboard did limit the memory. Nowadays most computers can hold up to 2GB per slot. Laptops maybe less, but most desktops are built for 2GB sticks and some can hold 4GB sticks. If your vista x64 machine is your laptop, you can have up to 4GB I would think. Although HP may cap it at 3GB for legacy (x86) reasons. __________________ AIM me: MAGNET794 For proper support: what are you running? video card, cpu, m/board, ram, power supply, brand, wattage, any error message? PCI-E requires 26 amps at 12 volts. That's a 650W PSU. Power Supply Info and Selection . Info on thermal compounds & application . TEST PSU USING MULTI-METER