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Memory Upgrade for HP Pavilion dv5-1388nr

HP Pavilion dv5-1388nr memory upgrade specification, Pavilion dv5-1388nr maximum memory, memory speed, and memory upgrade options.

Upgrade memory on HP Pavilion dv5-1388nr upto a maximum of 8GB
DDR2 PC2-5300 667MHz SODIMM, with maximum 4GB per slot in 2 Slots memory slots. The HP Pavilion dv5-1388nr takes the DDR2 PC2-5300 667MHz SODIMM Memory Type.

HP Pavilion dv5-1388nr Memory Upgrade Specification
Standard Memory Maximum Memory Memory Expansion CPU Type Model/Chipset
2GB 8GB
DDR2 PC2-5300 667MHz SODIMM
2 Slots Intel Core 2 Duo T6500 (2.10 GHz)
 

HP Pavilion dv5-1388nr 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 dv5-1388nr has 2 Slots 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.