Where Does The Memory Go?

FlintstoneFlintstone SE Florida
edited March 2004 in Hardware
I know this sounds kind of stupid (it does to me too) but I just bought an HP Pavillion zt3010us Centrino notebook and I want to upgrade the ram. Looking at the specs:

http://h20015.www2.hp.com/hub_search/document.jhtml?lc=en&docName=c00041097

I see it says that there are 2 dimms of 256 each from the factory and it can hold as much as 2 GB (2 X 1GB) as an upgrade. Well, upon removing the cover over the sodimm on the bottom of the computer, I can only find one slot with 1 256 MB sodimm in it.

The question is:

Does anyone know where the other stick would go? I've called HP and the techs in India or where ever can't seem to understand what I'm asking. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Flint

Comments

  • shwaipshwaip bluffin' with my muffin Icrontian
    edited March 2004
    the other stick is internal, you'll need to remove the cover of the case, most likely.
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited March 2004
    Where does the memory go?

    Darn, I've already forgotten. :scratch: Must be an age thing.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited March 2004
    Stupid question.

    The system does report 512mb of memory, doesn't it?
  • FlintstoneFlintstone SE Florida
    edited March 2004
    Stupid answer.

    I'm attempting to find out where it would be accessible from and if anyone had experience with a manufacturer putting it under the keyboard, for example. The HP manual, website, and tech support people couldn't tell me and rather than destroy a new laptop to find out, I thought I'd ask some people that might know or at least have more experience than I do.

    So shove it, Thrax.


    Flint
  • BlackHawkBlackHawk Bible music connoisseur There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Icrontian
    edited March 2004
    Well with most laptops, there are some screwes in the center part under it which are for the keyboard, You can remove that and maybe see the internal part.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited March 2004
    Holy ****ing ****, Flintstone. Calm the **** down and listen to my question.

    Almost ALL laptops have the memory stored under the keyboard as you have so accurately pointed out. But upon inspection, you found one stick of 256. I cannot fathom that they could/would store it in another location... So I asked if the system was, in fact, reporting 512 to support the hypothesis that the memory is stored in another location also.

    As far as the "Stupid question" goes, I said that was MY stupid question. Not yours.

    Jesus H. Christ man. Remove the stick from your ass.
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited March 2004
    Take it easy guys. As the objective third person viewing this thread, I thought all the questions and responses were solid, until one of the responses was clearly misunderstood.

    Keep the thread going though - I'm pretty ignorant about the architecture under the deck of a laptop.
  • MediaManMediaMan Powered by loose parts.
    edited March 2004
    Flintstone...

    You mean to say the people who built the damn thing can't tell you??? rofl. I "think" I may have found what you are looking for.

    http://h20015.www2.hp.com/content/common/manuals/c00047494/c00047494.pdf

    Looks like the memory may be under the keyboard and it's called TOP MEMORY.

    well...that's my guess anyway.
  • FlintstoneFlintstone SE Florida
    edited March 2004
    Thrax,
    I appologize for over reacting. I'd just gotten off the phone after an hour of bull***t with HP where they told me absolutely nothing. I'd already attempted to remove the keyboard without success and am seriously frustrated with this thing. And, after all, yes it does report 512. So, anyone with some experience with these things?

    Sorry for the explosion.

    Flint
  • MediaManMediaMan Powered by loose parts.
    edited March 2004
    Flinstone,

    look up...look way up...well one post at least. Now what was I doing...hmmmm. My memory ain't what it used to be.
  • FlintstoneFlintstone SE Florida
    edited March 2004
    MediaDude, thanks, I'll try that. The laptop in the pic is slightly different, but I'll try and report back. Thanks for the work finding the tutorial.

    Flint
  • FlintstoneFlintstone SE Florida
    edited March 2004
    Thanks, Media Man, you were right on.

    And everyone else, forgive my *ssholiness!!


    Flint
  • MediaManMediaMan Powered by loose parts.
    edited March 2004
    You are most welcome. Glad to have helped solved the problem. :)
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited March 2004
    I'd just gotten off the phone after an hour of bull***t with HP where they told me absolutely nothing.
    I might lose my composure under those circumstances as well.

    Sounds like my unit's automation support office. Most recent grand idiocy: they ordered KVMs for all of our remote offices, but did not get cable sets for them. Just one in a long series of FUBARs.
  • Straight_ManStraight_Man Geeky, in my own way Naples, FL Icrontian
    edited March 2004
    Flintstone wrote:
    Stupid answer.

    I'm attempting to find out where it would be accessible from and if anyone had experience with a manufacturer putting it under the keyboard, for example. The HP manual, website, and tech support people couldn't tell me and rather than destroy a new laptop to find out, I thought I'd ask some people that might know or at least have more experience than I do.

    So shove it, Thrax.


    Flint

    Well, HP does this, they use top RAM and bottom RAM, as you found out. Does your Centrino still have the keyboard panel swingup locks, one to each side, like some of the HPs and most of the IBM laptops do???? One reason I like the IBM laptops I have worked on, is the top RAM can be gotten at with minimal effort, as can all three batteries (two are coin cells with tails) in most IBM laptops.

    Half the time, you have a different limit to the top and bottom RAM sticks. But, happy it is solved.... :D

    John D.
  • FlintstoneFlintstone SE Florida
    edited March 2004
    As in the guide in MM's post, there are 2 screws on the bottom for the keyboard and then 4 slide clips in amongst the function buttons along the top of the keyboard. slide those and the keyboard flips right up and the mem is right there. According to everything I've read, both slots can accept up to 1 Gig of ram each.

    Thanks everyone, again, for your help.

    And just for anyone that wants to know, the Intel Centrino Wi-Fi card SUCKS! I have disabled it and am usung a Proxim PCMCIA card instead. Much better range and throughput.

    Flint :cool:
  • ClutchClutch North Carolina New
    edited March 2004
    Flintstone wrote:

    And just for anyone that wants to know, the Intel Centrino Wi-Fi card SUCKS! I have disabled it and am usung a Proxim PCMCIA card instead. Much better range and throughput.

    Interesting..We have some customers who are using new laptops with Centrino wifi. How much of a difference would you say it is? Maybe this could help us incase a customer is having issues with their wireless speeds.
  • FlintstoneFlintstone SE Florida
    edited March 2004
    I guess I'm kind of lucky as I have a dual A/B access point and where the Centrino B card was humming along at between 1 and 5 Mb/sec, the Proxim card is at 36 to 50 Mb/sec. Link quality with the Centrino card VS. the Proxim card from exaclty the same place is None to Poor with the Centrino and very good to excellent with the Proxim. All this and I thought that 802.11A was less able to go long distances and couldn't go through walls as well as B either. Now I have absolutely no experience with the new Centrino "G" cards, but from what I've seen so far, I don't want to either!! Of course all of this is with the normal disclaimer, "Your mileage may vary".

    Flint
  • ClutchClutch North Carolina New
    edited March 2004
    Thanks Flint. I am working with one of our customers now on his wireless issues. Going out to his house wednesday to do an estimate for running cat5.
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