Ram upgrade help

[Rado2710]

Hi i have a HP Laptop 15s-fq5510sa (8R5A6EA) device and i'm thinking to upgrade RAM to around 16gb - can someone advice if there is something specific i need to get or send a link to the correct spec for RAM i require?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

The product specs for your notebook indicate that it comes with 2 x 4 GB of DDR4-3200 MHz memory.

HP Laptop 15s-fq5510sa | HP® Ireland

In order to install 16 GB of memory, you would have to remove and replace both chips.

I normally recommend Crucial memory because they have reports that show compatible memory for many different model PC's.

HP HP 15s-fq5000 | Memory RAM & SSD Upgrades | Crucial IN

Crucial indicates your notebook can support up to 64 GB of memory, which is probably way more that you would ever need.

16 GB or 32 GB should be plenty.

You can buy the compatible 8 or 16 GB part numbers on Amazon:

Crucial RAM 8GB DDR4 3200MHz CL22 (or 2933MHz or 2666MHz) Portable Memory CT8G4SFRA32A : Amazon.co.u...

Crucial RAM 16GB DDR4 3200MHz CL22 (or 2933MHz or 2666MHz) Portable Memory CT16G4SFRA32A : Amazon.co...

Below is the link to the service manual which is the only one that HP has for the model series:

Maintenance and Service Guide HP 15 Laptop PC

The 15s-fq0xxx model series uses the same manual as the 15-dy0xxx model series.

This service teardown video may also be of help:

Removing & replacing parts for HP 15-dy0000 Laptop PC | HP Computer Service

[Rado2710]

Thank you for your reply Paul, just on the ram the 16gb which you linked is that for just one stick? Or do I need to get 2 x 8gb sticks thanks again

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

You need two of these if you want 16 GB to run in dual channel mode like the 8 GB of memory is now.

Crucial RAM 8GB DDR4 3200MHz CL22 (or 2933MHz or 2666MHz) Portable Memory CT8G4SFRA32A : Amazon.co.u...

If you are contemplating installing 32 GB in the future, you can buy the single 16 GB chip that I posted above, leave one of the 4 GB chips in place and have 20 GB of memory running in single channel mode.

It will run in dual channel mode only with matching memory capacities installed (2 x 4 GB, 2 x 8 GB , 2 x 16 GB...).