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Memory Upgrade for HP Pavilion dm4-3177nr

HP Pavilion dm4-3177nr memory upgrade specification, Pavilion dm4-3177nr maximum memory, memory speed, and memory upgrade options.

Upgrade memory on HP Pavilion dm4-3177nr upto a maximum of 16 GB
PC3-10600, PC3-12800 DDR3 SODIMMs, with maximum 8GB per slot in 2 Slots memory slots. The HP Pavilion dm4-3177nr takes the PC3-10600, PC3-12800 DDR3 SODIMMs Memory Type.

HP Pavilion dm4-3177nr Memory Upgrade Specification
Standard Memory Maximum Memory Memory Expansion CPU Type Model/Chipset
6 GB 16 GB
PC3-10600, PC3-12800 DDR3 SODIMMs
2 Slots Intel Core i5-3210M (2.50 GHz)
 

HP Pavilion dm4-3177nr 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 dm4-3177nr 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.