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hp 17-001dx
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model 17-001dx    amd8    750 gig hd    4 gig ram    can i replace the 4 gig ram with an 8 gig or 12 gig on this model? thanx!

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@iupatjourneyman

Thank you for providing the exact model no. of your HP laptop. 🙂 I have checked the user guide for your HP Pavilion 17-f001dx Notebook and found that the maximum RAM you can add to your laptop is 8GB. Please refer to page no. 116 from this user guide: http://hp.care/2bSgslc. Feel free to let us know if you have any questions. Cheers!

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Hi @iupatjourneyman,

 

Welcome to the HP forums! 🙂 It is a great way to engage, post questions and find resolutions by working with specialists in the HP community. I understand that you need assistance regarding a ram  upgrade for your computer. I’ll be delighted to assist you with this. 🙂

 

Awesome job on diagnosing the issue correctly and performing some smart research before posting your question on HP forums. Kudos to you on that score. It is a privilege to work with tech-savvy and technically competent customers like you and we greatly value your business with HP and it is a genuine pleasure to assist you here. 🙂

 

For better clarity and to assist you better I would require more information regarding this.

Please provide the complete model# and product# of the unit. To find the product# visit this link: http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c00033108  and I will provide the correct information.

 

Hope this helps. Let me know how this goes. I genuinely hope the issue gets resolved without hassles and the unit works great. 🙂 Please reach out for any issues and I'll be there to assist you.

 

To simply say thanks, please click the "Thumbs Up" button to give me a Kudos to appreciate my efforts to help. If this helps, please mark this as “Accepted Solution” as it will help several others with the same issue to get it resolved without hassles. 🙂

Take care now and have a splendid week ahead. 🙂

DavidSMP
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have hp model 17-f001dx....product number G6R43UA#ABA....has 4 gig in ram now....can I upgrade to 8 gig?
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@iupatjourneyman

Thank you for providing the exact model no. of your HP laptop. 🙂 I have checked the user guide for your HP Pavilion 17-f001dx Notebook and found that the maximum RAM you can add to your laptop is 8GB. Please refer to page no. 116 from this user guide: http://hp.care/2bSgslc. Feel free to let us know if you have any questions. Cheers!

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