Help upgrading Notebook RAM

[hooah212002]

I am trying to upgrade my HP PAVILLION DV1410us from 512 to 1gb. (I am pretty new to hardware, i.e; compatability issues etc.) My question is this, what are ALL the requirements for purchasing RAM? I am pretty sure I need DDR333 SODIMM PC2700. However, I contacted HP tech. support and they told me SDRAM. I am not sure what exactly I need to look for. How do I know what pin count I need? i found this "pqi POWER 1GB 200-Pin DDR SO-DIMM DDR 333 (PC 2700) Notebook Memory" at Newegg.com. Will that work? I already RTFM and it did no good. All it told me was PC2700 DDR SDRAM 166 MHZ, 2gb max.


PAVILLION 1410us
80gb FUJITSU HDD
512mb NANYA DDR SDRAM

 

[saltynay]

use corsairs ram utility and it will tell you exactly wat you need then just buy a good brand name copying the same specs as the one corsair recommended.

Matt

 

[hooah212002]

Thank you. That was probably one of the better tools that I have come across as of yet.

 

[ricanflow]

Almost any pc2700 ddr will work, some systems are picky but kingston is the best, look for kingston pc2700 sodimm on ebay.

 

[hooah212002]

Thank you. That was the answer I was looking for. Now for my next question: can I install the new 1gig stick AND the one of old 256's? even if they are not the same brand?