HP notebook RAM

[geophilo510]

Hi,
I am looking to upgrade an HP notebook (Pavilion N5210 running the dreaded WinME) and am getting conflicting messages on exceeding the manufacturer's recommended max RAM. HP says it maxes out at 256MB, while crucial lists my system as maxing out at 512MB. Is it OK to double what HP tells me it will take? Would RAM above this limit be underutilized? crash the system? cause the universe to implode? ;) Is it worth investing in some more RAM without scrapping the winME?

The specs are: 100Mhz SDRAM (PC100)
CPU is a Celeron 100Mhz

Thanks,
geophilo510

[Budfred]

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I would probably believe HP, they did make the thing... You could send an email to them and ask about the discrepancy, but I wouldn't put the money out for the RAM until you get an answer. That is a pretty old/slow board and it may legitimately not be able to handle anymore. My HP desktop is quite limited in a number of different ways, I I have heard from others that their HP equipment has built in limitations as well.

Oh, BTW, WinME isn't the problem, it can handle up to 512Mb...

[geophilo510]

Thanks,
I'll write to HP about it....
geo