HP LABTOP 17-BY0XXX HARDWARE UPGRADING HOW TO GUIDE

[bobac55]

how do i open up my labtop to upgrade my ram, video card,processor, and any other hardware that can be changed.

[iomare]

Hi,

You have not provided the exact  Model number so I do not know the specs of your notebook.

The Processor and Video Card are not upgradable as they are integrated on the motherboard (soldered) and you would need to replace the whole motherboard which would probably cost as much as a new PC.

RAM is upgradeable and the max, if you have a 7th or 8th gen Processor, is 32GB of DDR4 2400MHz (2x16GB)

There are two slots and you can buy RAM from your preferred brand

If you have Pentium or Celeron Processor max RAM will be 8GB of DDR4 2400MHz. There is one slot.

On page 40 of service manual you can see the steps to upgrade RAM

http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c06148960

It depends if your model has an M2 SSD. If it does not, you should check if the M2 slot is present on the motherboard and you could then upgrade the notebook to a M2 PCIe NVMe SSD which would really give a great boost to everyday performance.

M2 slot

So if the M2 slot is present you can install an M2 SSD(page 45 service manual)

In any case, if you have a mechanical 2.5" Hard Drive you should replace it with an SSD.

Hope it helps,

David

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[bobac55]

David, thankyou for the early responce to my question ...you have answered much more than i expected and also thanks, for the illustration and directions to litrature that i can lookup for more info on the subject...i hope i can be of help to you someday ,my sincere thanks, and my gratitude for taking the time to assist me...HAFA ADAI MY NEW FRIEND...WELL WISHES FROM THE ISLAND OF GUAM!