maximum supported ram in 17-ca1031dx Laptop

[Cedezj2]

I have a Pavilion 17-ca1031dx Laptop and am trying to find out if I can upgrade the RAM and change out the hard drive for a solid state drive.  I currently have 16 gb of ram and would like to go up to 64gb if possible.

[banhien · Accepted solution]

@Cedezj2 

The specs of your machine is

             https://support.hp.com/au-en/document/c06527663

1. RAM: You can upgrade to 32GB max using

               https://www.crucial.com/memory/ddr4/ct2k16g4sfd8266/ct17744457                 (RAM will run at 2400MHz)

   or        https://www.crucial.com/memory/ddr4/bl2k8g26c16s4b/ct17539442                   (RAM will run at 2400MHz)

 2. STORAGE: It has 1 TB 5400 rpm SATA now. You have 2 options

   (a) Replace existing HDD with a 2.5" SSD using

                  https://www.crucial.com/products/ssd/crucial-mx500-ssd
                  https://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/minisite/ssd/product/consumer/860evo/
         Or similar from reputable vendors.
                 One example (compatible drive)

                                https://www.crucial.com/ssd/mx500/ct1000mx500ssd1/ct17539507          (or other acidity)

   (b) Add M.2 SSD using

                   https://www.samsung.com/au/memory-storage/970-evo-nvme-m2-ssd/MZ-V7E2T0BW/
                   https://www.crucial.com/products/ssd/crucial-p2-ssd
                   https://www.crucial.com/products/ssd/crucial-p5-ssd
              Or similar from reputable vendors.
                     One example (compatible drive)

                            https://www.crucial.com/ssd/p5/ct1000p5ssd8/ct18165167                  (or other capacity)

Regards.