11. 1 GB RAM

Our test unit came equipped with 1 GB of RAM. We did not upgrade it to the maximum memory capacity of 2 GB.

Our Pavilion dv8000z was equipped with 1 GB of RAM.

There may be some users for whom even 1 GB won't be enough RAM. But adding more memory is a snap, because HP has made access to the memory slots easy to find and access.

The memory modules are accessible behind an EMI shielded hatch cover.

The two Nanya 512 MB DDR333 memory modules feature CAS latency timing of 2.5. As is typical for AMD systems, these work in single-channel mode.

Tight memory timings deliver adequate memory bandwidth to the AMD Turion 64 CPU.

Up to 128 MB of system RAM may be reserved for use by the graphics core integrated into the notebook's ATI Xpress 200 M chipset.

An ATI Radeon Xpress X200M chipset supplies the graphics subsystem for the Pavilion dv8000z.

But the system also makes an additional 128 MB of dedicated, hard-soldered RAM available to the graphics subsystem. BIOS settings determine which and how many frame buffers are used.

BIOS settings determine the amount and type of VGA memory that the graphics subsystem can use.