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HP Notebook - 15-db0521sa
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Hello all,

 

I was looking to add some extra RAM to my laptop to speed it up a bit - currently I have 4gb so I was looking to add another 8gb maybe, or 12. I was wondering if someone could please point me to some RAM that would be suitable for my laptop as I've tried looking around and it seems to be a bit of a minefield.  I've included some info:

 

Product number: 4AR98EA#ABU
Serial number:
System memory: 4GB
Memory slot 1: 4GB Samsung 1866 MHz

 

Thank you in advance

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@Solitaire23 

 

Its specs

     https://support.hp.com/au-en/document/c06043408

 

It has 1 slot of RAM and supports 8GB max. You can replace 4GB with 8GB Samsung RAM or the following compatible RAM (will run at 1866MHz)

                 https://www.crucial.com/memory/ddr4/ct8g4sfs824a/ct12633867

 

Regards.

 

BH
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Hi, @Solitaire23 

 

Below is the link to the Crucial memory report for your notebook.

 

Memory RAM & SSD Upgrades | hp - compaq | hp 15-db series | HP 15-db0521sa | Crucial.com

 

It has one memory slot, and the max memory the slot can take is 8 GB.

 

So in order to upgrade the memory, you would have to remove the 4 GB memory chip and replace it with an 8 GB memory chip.

 

You should be able to get this part number in the UK...

 

Crucial 8GB DDR4-2400 SODIMM | CT8G4SFS824A | Crucial UK

 

Below is the link to the service manual...

 

Maintenance and Service Guide HP 15 Laptop PC

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Hi Paul,

 

Thanks so much for your response. I just wanted to query the maximum capacity of 8gb if you don't mind. I used the top method here to see what the maximum capacity for my laptop is earlier:

 

2 Steps to Check Maximum RAM Capacity of Your Computer (shareus.com)

 

When I've done this, it's returned 67108864kb, or converted I believe that's around 67gb. Is there a reason why I couldn't install more than 8gb in this case?

 

Thanks again. 

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You're very welcome.

Your notebook's processor can only support 8 GB of memory with one memory slot.

 

The slot max is 8 GB.

 

If you were to install a 16 GB memory chip in that slot, the chances of it working would be slim to none.

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