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‎05-03-2019 09:52 AM

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Product: Pavilion 17-ab408nq
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Hi. I recently purchaced this laptop and want to buy an additional 8gb of ram, but i cant find the compatible types. Thanks for the help in advance :OpenSmile:

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‎05-03-2019 11:35 AM

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For products with 8th generation processors
8 GB 2666 MHz 1.2 v SODIMM DDR4 shared  937236-855
 
 
See p. 45. 
 
 
Post back with any more questions and please accept as solution if this is the info you needed. 
 
 

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‎05-03-2019 11:35 AM

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For products with 8th generation processors
8 GB 2666 MHz 1.2 v SODIMM DDR4 shared  937236-855
 
 
See p. 45. 
 
 
Post back with any more questions and please accept as solution if this is the info you needed. 
 
 
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‎05-03-2019 01:12 PM

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Is it possible that the ram i bought didnt work simply because i hadnt updated my BIOS ? It's ADATA Premier, 8GB DDR4, 2666 MHz, CL19 1.2v

 

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‎05-03-2019 01:52 PM - edited ‎05-03-2019 01:59 PM

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Not really. A BIOS update is a good idea but the original BIOS should handle the additional memory. What do you mean by "didn't work"? 

 

Is this the memory you bought?

 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820215257&Description=8gb%20ddr4%202666%20sod...

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‎05-03-2019 11:09 PM

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I believe that's the one yes. I took the laptop to a pc repair shop and apparently it didn't want to boot up with the additional ram installed.

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‎05-04-2019 05:02 AM

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That memory should work....not sure what the repair guys did. 

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‎05-04-2019 06:38 AM

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Hmm i suppose ill just take it somewhere else. Thanks for the help !

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‎05-04-2019 06:42 AM

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Or try to do it yourself. Thats why we are here. I would check what is already in there. Its possibly DDR4-2400 but still that memory you got should work. 

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‎05-04-2019 07:50 AM

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Its 2666 actually. Also i thought of doing it myself as ive worked on PCs before but im afraid i might break something because the compartment doesnt open easily

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