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‎06-23-2018 07:00 AM

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Product: 15-bs192od
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

 I have at 15 inch HP Laptop with a 8 gen I7 with 8gb memory and will be trying to upgrade to 16.

 

My question is     Does anyone know if I could retrofit this   15-bs192od with a backlite keyboard ?

It has an HP 832A motherboard ?

 

I would trade the touch screen which I never use for a backlite keyboard anyday.

 

Any suggestions would be grateful !  

 

BTW 499.99 at Office Max got to say I kinda like it for the price but the non backlite is an essential.

 

 

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‎06-23-2018 10:23 AM - edited ‎06-23-2018 10:27 AM

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Yes it has 2 slots and as it says in the Manual:

 

Supports up to 16 GB of system RAM in the following conƭgurations

 

In truth it will support 32 gigs. 

 

Uses DDR4-2400 So-DIMM

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‎06-23-2018 07:39 AM

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See p. 18 of the Service Manual here:

 

Manual

 

Good news: yes there is a backlit keyboard option on that model series. Bad news: not easy or inexpensive to do the replacement. 

 

HP only offers the keyboard part as a component of the entire top cover and obviously that is a very expensive part. It also appears that the models with backlit keyboard are a different color chassis than those with a backlight so you would have a mixed color laptop when you were done. 

 

Lastly, see p. 86 of the Manual:

 

The top cover/keyboard spare part remains after all other spare parts have been removed.

 

In other words, you completely take it apart, remove all the internal components including the motherboard and the top cover/keyboard is what you have left so in addition to being expensive it is a very hard thing to do. 

 

If you want to proceed post back and we can help you find the part and get you some video instructions perhaps.

 

If this is the info you needed, even if not the answer you wanted, please accept as solution. 

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‎06-23-2018 08:07 AM

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Thanks for the fast and accurate reply along with the manual. Good news and bad news leaning me to just get an external lighted keyboard. While I got your ear OfficeDepot specs said max memory on this unit is 8 but it has 2 slots, I ordered an 8 stick to go with the other one. Do you think it will see it and run with it? Thanks for all your help. Mike

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‎06-23-2018 10:23 AM - edited ‎06-23-2018 10:27 AM

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Yes it has 2 slots and as it says in the Manual:

 

Supports up to 16 GB of system RAM in the following conƭgurations

 

In truth it will support 32 gigs. 

 

Uses DDR4-2400 So-DIMM

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