Is the ram on the HP Pavilion - 15-cs0051wm soldered on

[jvc7]

I'm asking this question because there is a empty slot on mine and I want to add another 8gb ram stick onto it. But on the other slot it looks like the ram is soldered on but I can't tell and I don't want to buy it without knowing cause that would be 50 dollars down the drain.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

Chapter 1 of the service manual indicates that there are two memory slots that each support a max of 8 GB of memory.

Maintenance and Service Guide HP Pavilion 15 Laptop PC

No reason you should be paying any more than ~$25 for an 8 GB memory chip.

Crucial 8GB DDR4-2400 SODIMM | CT8G4SFS824A | Crucial.com

[jvc7]

I know about the ram chip the thing is it looks like it is soldered on and I was just wondering if the other would also need to be soldered onto the empty slot or if it's just simply attaching it also could you send a link to buying one of the ram sticks for my laptop.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You would have to post a picture of what you see because both the service manual and the crucial memory report show that the memory is removable, and the service manual has a procedure to remove and replace the memory.

Soldered memory is not removable or replaceable.

I have already provided a link to the compatible memory chip that Crucial recommends for your notebook.