Hp notebook 15 ba015wm - add ram/m.2 slot/replace optical drive with ssd

[Gabrielmonsa]

Hello, I've just bought an hp 15 notebook from ebay. And I wanted to know if it has an m.2 slot or more slots for ram. Thank you!

[Huffer]

Here's the Service Manual:

Manual

This is a bit hard to understand because it covers so many different models. Yours is the AMD E2 processor. The Manual seems to say it has 2 slots and can take up to 16 gigs (2 x 😎 of DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM. You have a single 4 gig module now. I am pretty sure, however, if you open it up you will find one memory slot. 

"how to" starts on page 42. 

It can take an M.2 SATA disk but only if you remove the hard drive and replace it with an M.2 adapter board to hold the M.2 drive. You would need to buy an M.2 disk plus the adapter board and a special cable. Much cheaper and easier to just install a 2.5 inch SATA SSD in place of the hard drive. Speed will be the same and the total cost of the upgrade will be much less. 

Post back with questions but please "Accept as Solution" if this is the answer you needed. 

[Gabrielmonsa]

So you are suggesting to remove optical drive and add M.2 disk instead of adding an ssd? In that case what adapter and cable will I need? I will buy another 4 gb ddr3 ram and add it to the other slot

[Huffer · Accepted solution]

I said nothing about an optical drive. Take a few moments to look at the Manual. There is one "bay" and it can hold either a regular 2.5 inch drive or an M.2 depending on the adapter and cable used. If your laptop is delivered with a regular hard drive you have one kind of hardware which could also be used for a 2.5 inch SATA SSD, not an M.2. SATA 2.5 inch and SATA M.2 work at the same speed. 

Post back if still not clear. 

[MrCreosote]

I also have a 15-ba015wm and it has TWO MEMORY SLOTS - it came with a single 4gb Samsung pc3L-12800S.

What is largest HDD it can handle?  

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