I have an hp pavilion dv7 that has 4gb ram in it already. the laptop maxes at 8 and i know a little bit about compatibility issues but not enough apparently. I know all the ram must be the same speed in order for it to work.
the ram i have in my laptop is 10600, i assume thats the speed. the ram i bought is 12800. when i put both sticks in at the same time, my laptop wouldn't boot. I figured 12800 is better than 10600, so i took the 10600 out and figured id just buy another 12800 stick and use the one i have for now. But the 12800 stick wouldn't boot either. I replaced the ram again with the original ram and it worked fine. So does that mean my laptop doesn't support 128000 at all? or do i need to set something in the bios? and if so, what and how? I need to understand how to tell whether ram is compatible with my laptop and how to make adjustments if necessary.
the ram i have in my laptop is 10600, i assume thats the speed. the ram i bought is 12800. when i put both sticks in at the same time, my laptop wouldn't boot. I figured 12800 is better than 10600, so i took the 10600 out and figured id just buy another 12800 stick and use the one i have for now. But the 12800 stick wouldn't boot either. I replaced the ram again with the original ram and it worked fine. So does that mean my laptop doesn't support 128000 at all? or do i need to set something in the bios? and if so, what and how? I need to understand how to tell whether ram is compatible with my laptop and how to make adjustments if necessary.