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‎06-25-2020 01:59 PM

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Product: HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15-dk0xxx
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Hello. I bought some time ago laptop. And as far as i know i can add extra ram and ssd or hdd in it. Can you help me what type of ssd can i add. Is it m2 or sata3. And as far as i know ram can be up to 2666mhz and it doesnt really matter what company i will buy from. Is it correct? Also can i add hdd or ssd only? Thanks in advance. 

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‎06-25-2020 04:12 PM

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@et0 

 

The specs of your machine is

 

         https://support.hp.com/au-en/document/c06427765

 

1. RAM: It has  8 GB DDR4-2666 SDRAM (1 x 8 GB) and supports 32GB (2 x 18GB) max. You can upgrade to

 

     (a)  16GB: add same 8GB to slot 2 or using following compatible RAM

                https://www.crucial.com/memory/ddr4/ct8g4sfs8266/ct16339541

     (b)  32GB: install 16GB each to both slots using following compatible RAM

               https://www.crucial.com/memory/ddr4/ct2k16g4sfd8266/ct16339611

 

2. STORAGE: It has 256 GB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD now, you have 2 options

 

      (a) Upgrade M.2 SSD to larger (capacity), say 1TB or 2TB drive using

                 https://www.samsung.com/au/memory-storage/970-evo-nvme-m2-ssd/MZ-V7E2T0BW/
                 https://www.crucial.com/products/ssd/crucial-p2-ssd
          Or similar from reputable vendors.

 

     (b) Add 2.5" SATA HDD/SSD to your machine but you need 2 parts

            The hard drive cable is available using spare part number L56898-001

            The hard drive brackets are not available as a spare part.                                   (this is the killer)

 

         Looks like you only have one choice.

 

Regards.

 

BH
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‎06-25-2020 02:26 PM

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@et0 

 

What is your HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15-dk0xxx  ?  Please use the following way to find out model/product of your machine


      https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c00033108


Please do NOT post its Serial number (s/n).


Regards.

BH
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‎06-25-2020 03:24 PM

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‎06-25-2020 04:12 PM

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@et0 

 

The specs of your machine is

 

         https://support.hp.com/au-en/document/c06427765

 

1. RAM: It has  8 GB DDR4-2666 SDRAM (1 x 8 GB) and supports 32GB (2 x 18GB) max. You can upgrade to

 

     (a)  16GB: add same 8GB to slot 2 or using following compatible RAM

                https://www.crucial.com/memory/ddr4/ct8g4sfs8266/ct16339541

     (b)  32GB: install 16GB each to both slots using following compatible RAM

               https://www.crucial.com/memory/ddr4/ct2k16g4sfd8266/ct16339611

 

2. STORAGE: It has 256 GB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD now, you have 2 options

 

      (a) Upgrade M.2 SSD to larger (capacity), say 1TB or 2TB drive using

                 https://www.samsung.com/au/memory-storage/970-evo-nvme-m2-ssd/MZ-V7E2T0BW/
                 https://www.crucial.com/products/ssd/crucial-p2-ssd
          Or similar from reputable vendors.

 

     (b) Add 2.5" SATA HDD/SSD to your machine but you need 2 parts

            The hard drive cable is available using spare part number L56898-001

            The hard drive brackets are not available as a spare part.                                   (this is the killer)

 

         Looks like you only have one choice.

 

Regards.

 

BH
***
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Make it easier for other people to find solutions by marking a Reply 'Accept as Solution' if it solves your problem.




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