MAP PRO RAM QUESTION

Im looking to upgrade my ram and i have a few questions.
1) i currently have 2x512 in there, can i add 2x1GB or would i have to add 4x512 for it to work.
2) I dont want to buy ram from apple because of the price, is this the right type of ram for the mac pro?:
http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.php?do=ShowProduct&cmd=pd&pid=011756&cid=RA M.475
thanks guys
-Matt

http://www.crucial.com/mac/
http://www.ramjet.com
http://www.macsales.com
http://www.kingston.com "KVA" only
http://www.xlr8yourmac.com links to OWC, TransIntl specials etc.
Use the memory selector from any of the above for Mac Pro modules.
You can use matched pairs of any density up to 4GB per DIMM
$100 per GB or less.
they must not only be FBDIMM ECC but have the heat sinks as well. And cooling or heat is a real problem and killer and can cause problems. even approved and supported DIMMs can run 10 degrees or more C hotter than Apple 512MB DIMMs.

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I'm using the 3.0Ghz, 8-core, MP currently with 8GB of the 667Mhz RAM (8x1GB). The memory is all matched from OWC and I have had no problems.
I just bought 16GB of new RAM from OWC (4x4GB).
I'm going to remove all 8 of the current 1GB DIMM's, and place two of the 4GB DIMM's in slots 1 & 2 on riser A, and two of the 4GB DIMM's in slots 1 & 2 on riser B. That will give me 16GB's in matched pairs on slots 1 & 2 of both riser A and B.
My question is this: Should I install two of my old 1GB DIMM's in slots 3/4 of riser A, and two of the old 1GB DIMM's in slots 3/4 of riser B (for a total of 20GB's)?
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Hey Community I hope everyone is doing well.
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Here are the specs for your HP Pavilion dv9629ca Notebook Computer and here is the HP Pavilion dv9500, dv9600, and dv9700 Entertainment PC - Maintenance and Service Guide for your computer. Both pieces of information indicate that 4GB (2 X 2GB) is the maximum. 2GB is the largest size supported in each slot.
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zipper007
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