*HP dv5t (1XXX series) Owners Lounge*

[Locke108]

To upgrade to 8 gb ram wouldn't you need two 4gb sticks of ram? Correct me if I'm wrong. Also, if that's the case the 4gb ram sticks are pretty hard to find and are very expensive.Lastly. is it possible to put 4 2gb sticks(much cheaper) in the HP dv5t???

[R4000]

It only has 2 dimm slots, so you would need 2x4GB sticks.....

[bvone21]

To upgrade to 8 gb ram wouldn't you need two 4gb sticks of ram? Correct me if I'm wrong. Also, if that's the case the 4gb ram sticks are pretty hard to find and are very expensive.Lastly. is it possible to put 4 2gb sticks(much cheaper) in the HP dv5t???

I don't believe that's possible, only two slots I believe.

Chaz: I noticed you posted in the "Clean install..." thread and frequently post here, so i thought I'd ask here if you had any tips on doing the clean install with your DV5t following the guide in these forums. Or was it pretty straight forward just as the guide describes? Also, what Vista disc did you use for it? I should have ordered the disc with my purchase and didn't think to do it....

[R4000]

I should have ordered the disc with my purchase and didn't think to do it....

The orderable Recovery discs won't give you a clean install anyway, as they contain the bloatware. I used an old Vista Anytime Upgrade DVD, and slipstreamed SP1 into it using vlite.

[bvone21]

The orderable Recovery discs won't give you a clean install anyway, as they contain the bloatware. I used an old Vista Anytime Upgrade DVD, and slipstreamed SP1 into it using vlite.

Thanks for the info, I may have to try the download then as I don't have a vista disc. I'll also check bestbuy/circuit city see if they sell the $10 discs, I don't mind for convenience sake.

[DualMonitors]

Order Dates and expected "finish build dates" and delivery/ship dates, please:

may i ask what the recent experience has been of the participants of this thread?
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Date Ordered on hp.com

Expect "finish build date" shown AT TIME of ordering

Changed "finish build date" as time went on

Final "Shipped Out" Date

Date of Actual Receipt of dv5t
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Hope at least some folks are kind enough to provide some of this info the excitement of the wait and feeling bummed that the wait time is so long is unbearable :P

so, please help me out with the abovementioned info. thx!

[Nelo Ice]

My order has shipped!

Nelo Ice: You can definitely get this laptop for around 1K now. I also upgraded the Screen, battery, wi-fi w/ bluetooth for my price.

Discounts:
$100 instant Rebate + free upgradeable options
5% coupon
EPP rate (are you in school? you can possibly get an APP rate) pricing starts ~$90 less

I used the free upgrade to the 2gb, $150 is not worth the 4gb, because NewEgg has OCZ 4gb 800mhz RAM for $57 after rebate.

$1,127.51 before tax
+ RAM from Newegg $57

- HP Pavilion dv5t Entertainment Notebook
- Upgrade to Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (64-bit)
- Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor P8400 (2.26 GHz)
- 15.4" diagonal WSXGA+ High-Definition HP BrightView Infinity Display (1680 x 1050)
- FREE Upgrade to 2GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm) from 1GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
- 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
- FREE Upgrade to 250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
- HP Imprint Finish (Mesh)+Microphone + Webcam + Fingerprint Reader for HP BrightView Infinity Display
- HP Color Matching Keyboard
- Intel(R) WiFi Link 5100AGN and Bluetooth(TM)
- No High speed 56K modem port
- LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support
- No TV Tuner w/remote control
- High Capacity 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
- Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
- HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope

well im starting college this year...actually around the build date lol

[billiton]

Looking for 4GIGS of RAM for my dv5t. Please advise. Thank you.

[nwperformance]

Hi all,
So I have two sets of memory to get rid of. They are both 4gb sets composed of two 2gb sticks. One set is 800mhz for dv4 5 and 7 series, the other is 667mhz for all older laptops. The 800mhz memory is genuine hp stuff taken out of a new machine. The 667mhz is Crucial brand. Private message me if you have any interest. Will go to highest offers. If this is not where I should post this, someone let me know. Thanks

[Osiris665]

What i meant in my previous post was that I was wondering whether it is possible to upgrade to 8GB with the dv5t (in the future)... does the P45 mobile chipset support that much memory?

EDIT: OK, just done skimming through Intel's PM45 datasheets and heres what I've discovered:

- The PM45 chipset supports 8 GB of either DDR2 or DDR3
- Full support for asymmetric memory access, that means that you shoud not worry about buying 3GB systems.
- One curious detail is that Intel doesn't state that a given motherboard supports DDR2 OR DDR3. Does that mean that unless the DIMMs are physically different, modules could be switched when the time is right and the price is low?