Guessing DDR2
The RAM that is used for a laptop is not the same as the RAM that you would use in a desktop PC. The RAM that is used for a PC is much too big to be used in a laptop, so a laptop has to use a much smaller RAM card which is called SD-RAM.
Maybe, it depends on what kind of computer or laptop you have. The old kinds probably don't get ram back.
The laptop in question comes with 4GB of RAM.
No
Yes, you can add two higher-size RAM cards to the laptop.
This laptop includes a 2GB ram, and can be upgraded up to a maximum of 8GB.
The HP 8530p laptop comes with 2GB of RAM installed.
Download the system scanner at crucial.com. This will not only tell you what type of RAM your laptop can use, but also whether your laptop can take any more RAM.
512 MB = 0.5 GBHence after adding 1 GB RAM your laptop memory will be 1.5 GB.
Ram never holds anything in it after the laptop is shut down..so don't worry. As per the RAM compatibility...If that laptop's Ram type is DDR2 and your one's is DDR3 then it wont..but if they are same...They will.
no
G Skill, A-Data and PNY all sell dual channel 400 DDR RAM, which is the fastest laptop RAM available.