About your HP Compaq Business Desktop

• What type of memory do I need?

  Your HP Compaq Business Desktop uses PC-3200 type memory.

• What is the maximum amount of memory that I can add?

  Your HP Compaq Business Desktop can support up to 4GB of memory. For optimal performance install the maximum amount of memory in each socket.

• How much memory does my system have now?

  Your system comes standard with 256/512MB of RAM. If you have upgraded your system then you may have a different amount.

What are banks and sockets?

A bank is a group of memory sockets. A socket is where a memory module is inserted. A bank can have one or more sockets.

One or more of the sockets in your system is already filled with memory. When you upgrade your system, you can either add memory to one of the open sockets and/or remove memory from a filled socket and replace it with a higher capacity memory module.

How many banks and sockets does my HP Compaq have?

Your HP Compaq Business Desktop dc5000 has 4 banks of 1 socket each for a total of 4 memory sockets, or 2 banks of 2 sockets each for a total of 4 memory sockets.

Setup 1

Bank 1

Sockets 1

Bank 2

Sockets 2

Bank 3

Sockets 3

Bank 4

Sockets 4

Setup 2

Bank 1

Sockets 1 - 2

Bank 2

Sockets 3 - 4

Is there anything else I should consider prior to upgrading my HP Compaq Business Desktop memory?

*We recommend you upgrade your computer to the latest BIOS revision prior to upgrading your memory.

Supports single or dual channel modes. Modules must be purchased and installed in pairs for dual channel performance.

Systems with 800MHz front side bus speeds will support PC-3200 (DDR400) modules.

How do I know that EDGE memory will work with my system?

EDGE tests each RAM module to ensure compatiblity with your HP Compaq system. The memory modules listed above are guaranteed to work in your HP Compaq Business Desktop dc5000.

General questions about upgrading memory

• What is memory?

  Memory or RAM is a piece of hardware in your computer that holds software applications that you are working on. It serves as temporary working space between your computer’s hard drive and CPU.

• Why add memory to my computer?

  Adding memory will improve your computer’s performance. Specifically, it will speed up opening new applications, running multiple applications at once, and switching between software applications (multi-tasking).

• How does additional memory improve performance?

  One task that additional memory speeds up is opening a new software application. Let’s take this as an example. When you open a new application on your computer, your computer’s CPU fetches the application from the hard drive and stores it in RAM memory. It stores it in RAM because RAM is very fast relative to the hard drive. When RAM gets full, and you open a new application then the CPU needs to kick out one of your open applications, put it back on the slow hard drive, fetch the new application from the hard drive, and place the new application in RAM. Basically, it swaps the applications.

  This game of swapping wastes time. Ideally, your computer could have an infinite amount of RAM. Then your CPU would fetch an application once from the hard drive, save it into RAM, and never need to kick out another application. There is no such thing as infinite RAM, but you can max out the RAM on your computer by adding the maximum amount of memory to each socket.

• How do I max out the memory on my system?

  To max out your RAM memory, add the maximum amount of memory to each memory socket. To find out how much RAM each socket can support, divide the system maximum RAM amount by the total number of sockets in your system.

  For example, if your system maximum RAM is 2GB, and your system has 2 total sockets then the maximum amount each socket can support is 1GB. If one of the sockets is already filled then you can always remove the existing module and replace it with a higher capacity module.

• Will adding memory void my warranty?

  No. The 1975 Magnusson-Moss Act prevents OEM manufacturers from disqualifying a warranty when 3rd party memory is used. For more details, please see the Magnuson-Moss Act.

• What is memory speed?

  Memory speed refers to the amount of time that memory (RAM) takes to put data into its memory or send it out. Your device’s memory will have an upper limit on the speed at which it can operate.

• What is a memory kit?

  A memory kit is a number of memory modules sold as a unit or a kit. For example, a 1GB memory kit will contain two 512MB modules. This is written as (2x512MB).

Video Demonstrations

General Installation Guides

Choose the appropriate installation guide or see our How To Install Computer Memory Guide.

Desktop Memory

• 184-Pin DIMM Memory Upgrade Installation Guide
• 168-Pin DIMM Memory Upgrade Installation Guide
• General SIMM Memory Upgrade Installation Guide

Notebook Memory

• 200-Pin SODIMM Memory Upgrade Installation Guide
• 144-Pin SODIMM Memory Upgrade Installation Guide

Server Memory

• 184-Pin DIMM Memory Upgrade Installation Guide
• 168-Pin DIMM Memory Upgrade Installation Guide
• General SIMM Memory Upgrade Installation Guide

Electro-Static Discharge (ESD) is one of the major issues of damaging memory modules. Learn how you can avoid this by reading our Memory Handling Guide.

Why choose EDGE for your memory upgrades?

EDGE Memory Upgrades for the HP Compaq Business Desktop dc5000 are engineered to exact OEM specifications. EDGE Tech Corp guarantees 100% performance and compatibility with your HP Compaq Business Desktop dc5000.

• 100% Guaranteed Compatibility
• Manufactured to Exact HP Compaq Business Desktop RAM OEM Specifications
• Toll-Free Technical Support
• Lifetime Warranty
• Free Ground Shipping on Orders over $50