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Memory Upgrade for HP Pavilion A983
HP Pavilion A983 memory upgrade specification, Pavilion A983 maximum memory, memory speed, and memory upgrade options.
Upgrade memory on HP Pavilion A983 upto a maximum of 1.0 GB
PC2100 DDR SDRAM DIMMs, with maximum 512MB per slot in 2 memory slots. The HP Pavilion A983 takes the PC2100 DDR SDRAM DIMMs Memory Type.
| HP Pavilion A983 Memory Upgrade Specification | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Memory | Maximum Memory | Memory Expansion | CPU Type | Model/Chipset |
| 512 MB (removable) | 1.0 GB PC2100 DDR SDRAM DIMMs |
2 sockets | 1.53GHz AMD Athlon XP 1800+ | 266MHz FSB, VIA KT266 Chipset |
HP Pavilion A983 Memory Upgrade options.
What are memory sockets or slots and how are these divided into bank?
Memory Sockets or Slots are the place where memory RAM modules are inserted in the motherboard. The HP Pavilion A983 has 2 memory expansion slots. A memory bank is a group of memory expansion sockets, a bank must be completely filled with memory modules of the same size and type in order for the system to recognize and address the memory. i.e. :
2 sockets (2 banks of 1) This indicates that there are 2 memory slots. These are divided into 2 banks, and each bank consists of one memory slot. So you can add memory one piece at a time for the system to use.
3 sockets (3 banks of 1) This indicates that there are 3 memory slots. These are divided into 3 banks, and each bank consists of one memory slot. So you can add memory one piece at a time for the system to use.
4 sockets (2 banks of 2) This indicates that there are 4 memory slots. These are divided into 2 banks, and each bank consists of two memory slots. So you must add memory two pieces at a time (they must be the same size and type of memory) in order for the system to benefit from the upgrade.
8 sockets (4 banks of 2) This indicates that there are 8 memory slots. These are divided into 4 banks, and each bank consists of two memory slots. So you must add memory two pieces at a time (they must be the same size and type of memory) in order for the system to benefit from the upgrade.
12 sockets (3 banks of 4) This indicates that there are 12 memory slots. These are divided into 3 banks, and each bank consists of four memory slots. So you must add memory four pieces at a time (and they must be the same size and type of memory) in order for the system to benefit from the upgrade.
