How to upgrade RAM in HP Pavilion dv7-7001er (p/n B1W81EA) notebook?

[Alexander57]

Hello dear frends! Would you tell me what is the max RAM (now I have 6 (4+2)GB ) is possible to install in nonebook  HP Pavilion dv7-7001er (p/n B1W81EA) and what is the model of RAM boards required for this procedure? Regards, Alexander.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi, Alexander:

Below is the link to the service manual for your notebook.

The memory upgrade info can be found in chapter 1.

c03221579.pdf (hp.com)

The maximum memory is 2 x 8 GB of DDR3 memory.

You can use DDR3L (1.35V) memory since it will also run at 1.5V.

[Alexander57]

Hi Paul,

Thank you for this kind response! This really help me to upgrade RAM on my notebook!

Also I 'm going to upgrade hard drives with installation additional SSD. I already have Kingstine SSD on 480 GB but as I learned from documentation you provided it is only 160 GB SSD supported? Kind regaeds!

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

You're very welcome, Alexander.

The 2.5" SATA SSD capacities listed in the service manual are just what HP offered in the model series, not the maximum capacity supported.

If you go back to when your notebook was made (sometime in 2012), a 120 GB SSD would have been very expensive.

Now that SSD's are commonplace, the prices have come down considerably.

You should have no problem with installing your 480 GB Kingston SSD in your notebook.

[Alexander57]

Great, Paul!

I'm really appreciate your help! Sure that I could be able to find SATA III conector on the motherboard easy.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Anytime, Alexander.

Glad to have been of assistance.

The best thing to do would be to swap out the existing 2.5" drive with the SSD.

The SATA port the 2.5" drive is currently connected to should be SATA III.

[Alexander57]

Hi, Paul,

I have installed two 8GB RAM modules (as on enclosed picture) instead of existing (see on picture). The Windows 10 (21H) has been loaded OK but when I am trying to start some program the small colored blocks appears on the screen and undistingwishable warning mesage on it. Do you have any ideas about this fault?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

Sorry that the PC is having issues with the 2 x 8 GB of memory you installed.

Unfortunately, I don't know what the problem could be.

Your notebook supports 16 GB of memory, and the Patriot memory you bought seems to be the correct memory to use in every respect.

I have Patriot memory installed in a few of my HP PC's.

Never had a problem with it.

[Alexander57]

Hi, Paul, 

Thank you for this comments. 

Hope to fix an issues during my next activities! 

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

I hope you can too!