Can I upgrade the RAM memory of HP 15-BS542TU

[Roshan666]

Can I upgrade the RAM memory of HP 15-BS542TU. Should I have to use the same ram? I have my friends dead hp pavilion laptop with i5 processor and 8 GB ram . can I use that ram on my  HP 15-BS542TU?

[Huffer]

Odds are not. The laptop uses DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM memory which is pretty much the newest type so an older dead laptop probably does not have compatible memory. 

You do have to use the corrrect RAM. You have a single 8 gig module and could add another 8 gig module to have 16 gigs. 

Service Manual

Start on p. 47 for installation instructions. 

HP Part number for memory:

Memory module (PC4-2400) For use in models with 6th and 7th generation Intel Core processors: 8-GB 862398-855

https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-Single-PC4-19200-Unbuffered-260-Pin/dp/B01BIWKP58/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&...

Post back with any more questions and please accept as solution if this is the answer you needed.

[Roshan666]

that pavilion laptop with beats audio is 1.5 years older . and is dead due to inbuilt graphical issues. and it has a single 8 GB ram. so you are saying that that ram wont be suitable for my laptop?

[Huffer]

"that RAM"....what is it?? Your laptop must have DDR4-2400. If you had the model number of the other laptop I could tell you. It's like asking "I have an old car....can I take the tires off it and put them on my new car?" Answer: it depends. 

[Roshan666]

am sorry for saying that . I don't know much about laptops or its hardware. let me check the model number and will post here. sorry 🙂

[Roshan666]

the product name of the dead lap is: pavilion 15 notebook pc

product number : K8U18PA#ACJ

serial number : 5CD5043R8P

intel(R) core(TM) i5-5200U cpu@ 2.20 GHz

[Huffer · Accepted solution]

As I suspected it is DDR3, not DDR4. You could not even insert the modules from the old laptop into your new laptop. The modules are keyed differently. 

[Roshan666]

thank you for ur patience and valuable information.