Search around in Everest, it should tell you exactly what ram you've currently got (not the latency test, that tells you what it is running as). Then try to match it as near as you can. The actual manufacturer probably isn't too important (but if you can match that too so much the better).
The info you want is similar in format to what you got in the latency test (PC2100 DDR SDRAM 2-3-3-6), except that you want to know what timings it would run at as PC2700.
I suspect it will start with 2.5, which is the CAS, but the other numbers are important too. Try to get memory with the same or lower numbers. There's no point in getting PC3200, your system can't utilise its potential so it may even be slower. Isn't this where we came in?
Edit: it isn't so much that HP is a pile of shit (though it may be). The problem with ALL the major manufacturers is that they tell you what you are getting, and that's it. They keep their costs down by giving you no more than exactly what you asked for. If you want a machine that can handle faster memory you need a faster, more expensive chipset, so you would have needed to pay for that when you bought it.
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