Comments on: Upgrading memory on HP Pavilion zv5000 series laptops

By: Gus

Gus — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:04:12 +0000

Guys i cant believe how easy this was….i was ready to throw this laptop away…and pooof.. 2GB of Ram and this puppy is brand new…faster then my desktop.. be sure you buy the right ram
1GB SODIMM PC2700 DDR333 (mine was a generic non registered with size of 64×8 CL 2.5 unbuffered and non ECC)

Good Luck

By: Laptop Tech

Laptop Tech — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:55:30 +0000

Arne,

Is it advisable to replace RAM in BOTH slots rather than in just one or the other slot?

You can replace RAM in one slot.

Oh yeah,how come I couldn’t find MY computer on crucial.com?

That’s strange! Looks like HP Pavilion zv series not mentioned at all!
Use Kingston: http://www.kingston.com

By: Arne

Arne — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:16:19 +0000

Is it advisable to replace RAM in BOTH slots rather than in just one or the other slot?

I have an HP Pavilion zv5000 laptop.

Oh yeah,how come I couldn’t find MY computer on crucial.com?

Thanks!

By: Terry

Terry — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:46:42 +0000

Hi,
I have some problems.
I installed 1 gb (corsair) at each module at zv5000.
My laptop recognized and booted first time.
I think installation was fine.
But it’s freezeed and not boot again., even in safe mode.
Some messages are on blue screen that bios update and cashing, ~~~
I don’t understand.(???)
What can I do?

By: Rod

Rod — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:21:48 +0000

Hello,

I tried doing this upgrade after upgrading to Windows XP SP3, and my computer won’t boot after I installed 2GB of RAM. It will run with 1GB in either slot, and Ive tested both DIMMS, so I know it’s not the RAM. My BIOS shows 2048MB of RAM, but no matter what I can’t get windows to boot. Can anyone think of a reason why??? Thanks.

By: grace

grace — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:55:34 +0000

hello, i have an hp pavilion zv5000..can you please give me an idea what are the upgrades i could do with it…memory, os, hardrive, ..etc..

thank you very much guys…God bless!

By: joe

joe — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:37:47 +0000

btw your not supposed to hold any chips (wireless card, ram, motherboard, graphics, anything that complies with computers) the oil on your fingers will ruin it.

By: David

David — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:55:48 +0000

This was great. I finished the upgrade to 2GB in under 15 minutes. The Laptop is running great with Windows 7.

By: David

David — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:33:54 +0000

Thank you SO MUCH. The photos were invaluable! Much better than what I found on the HP site!

-David

By: Laptop Tech

Laptop Tech — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:14:08 +0000

Lab,

I have a problem, Installation went well. PNY PC2700 333mhz 1 gig sticks Match pair MN1024SD1-333

I have swapped them to each slot and the laptop boots up showing only 1gig of ram.
Do you know whats going on with this? I removed 2 256 MB sticks from the machine. Those show up as 512, well little less since it is shared with video card.

Check the BIOS version installed on your laptop and find out if there is a newer version available on the HP website.
Maybe you should try updating the BIOS? Just a guess.