HP XM600 hp kayak xm600 series 1, upgrading memory

Removing, Replacing and Upgrading

Memory in HP Kayak XM600 Models

IMPORTANT NOTE

This text was updated in December 2000 and replaces all earlier

information on memory replacement in the HP Kayak XM600.

Replacing SDRAM

SDRAM was available on some XM600 models shipped before May 2000.

Following an announcement made by the Intel Corporation that SDRAM

memory should not be used with the Intel 820 chipset (the chipset used in

the Kayak XM600) HP is replacing all SDRAM memory shipped with

RDRAM (RAMBUS DRAM) memory.

To determine whether you have SDRAM or RDRAM memory installed,

remove the cover of the PC. SDRAM models of the HP Kayak XM600 carry a

Memory Expansion Card supporting one or two Synchronized Dynamic

RAM (SDRAM) 100 MHz memory modules .

If a memory Expansion Card is installed, as shown below, then the PC

contains SDRAM memory.

To carry out the conversion, you should contact HP Support. You will then

be able to upgrade with RDRAM memory as described below.

The Memory Expansion Card is installed in a reserved memory socket on

the system board (the third socket, furthest from the processor(s)). The

two remaining memory sockets on the system board, RIMM0 and RIMM1

each contain a continuity module.

Removing the Memory Expansion Card

with one or two SDRAM module(s)