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‎01-13-2020 12:44 PM

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Product: Envy 15-j110ng
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (64-bit)

Hi,

 

i have a HP Envy 15j-110ng which i want to upgrade before switching to Windows 10.

 

I want to swap the installed 8GB (2x4) of RAM to 2x8GB - is that possible? Will any DDR3 SO-DIMM work, or are there compatibility issues?

 

I found an unpopulated Mini-PCIe Socket inside the device - is it possible to use a SSD in that slot? Will the system be able to boot from Mini-PCIe?

 

Oh and were do i get a replacement fan? Mine starts getting louder...

 

Thanks in advance

Martin

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‎01-13-2020 01:21 PM

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@MartinM72 

 

1. For RAM: yes, you can use 2 x 8GB using

 

             8 GB (PC3L, 12800, 1600 MHz) part # 693374-001

 

 or similar from Crucial, Samsung ...

 

2. mini-PCIe port:  Machine does not have PICe (or M.2) slot for storage. That is mSATA port which is designed for cache.

 

            https://www.wepc.com/tips/ssd-cache/

 

You can use that port for storage. Please try the following instructions

 

       https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/install-msata-ssd-tutorial

 

Note: If I was you, I would not do that, I would upgrade existing HDD to 1TB or 2TB SSD, much better and much easier.

 

Regards.

BH
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‎01-13-2020 01:21 PM

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@MartinM72 

 

1. For RAM: yes, you can use 2 x 8GB using

 

             8 GB (PC3L, 12800, 1600 MHz) part # 693374-001

 

 or similar from Crucial, Samsung ...

 

2. mini-PCIe port:  Machine does not have PICe (or M.2) slot for storage. That is mSATA port which is designed for cache.

 

            https://www.wepc.com/tips/ssd-cache/

 

You can use that port for storage. Please try the following instructions

 

       https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/install-msata-ssd-tutorial

 

Note: If I was you, I would not do that, I would upgrade existing HDD to 1TB or 2TB SSD, much better and much easier.

 

Regards.

BH
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