SSD and RAM upgrade

[Erick-Rivera]

Hello,

I am planning on upgrading my internal storage and RAM on my HP Omen laptop. For reference, the laptop Product Number is 1KV79UA-ABA, 8GB RAM (Part Number: HP26D4S9S8ME-8) and the motherboard model is 838F (U3E1) v40.28. In order to avoid any confusion I will list my doubts bellow:

1. I would like to install an internal SSD along with the 1TB HDD drive. Can I install a M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD with a capacity of 1TB?
2. If so, does my motherboard allows Windows to be booted from it?
3. For the RAM upgrade, I have located my installed RAM part number by entering the following command in Command Prompt: wmic memorychip get devicelocator, partnumber. Would it be recommended to buy a brand new 16GB Kit (2 x 8GB) or can I just buy another of the same one that I have already have in my laptop and plug it to the 2nd slot?

Thank you very much in advance!

[banhien · Accepted solution]

@Erick-Rivera 

Welcome to HP Support Forum.

Its specs

           https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c05835485

You can use following manual to work on:

          http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c06002077.pdf

A1. Yes, you can add M.2 NVMe SSD to your machine 1TB or 2TB is Okwy

A2. Yes, please use the following topic

       https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Boot-and-Lockup/How-to-boot-from-m-2-ssd/td-p/5850846

A3. It will definitely run as dual channel with 2 SAME RAM sticks therefore it is much cheaper to add same 8GB RAM to the second slot. Otherwise buy 2 sticks

Regards

[Erick-Rivera]

Hello Banhien,

I really appreciate you help, that is all I needed to know.

Thank you very much!