HELP IN UPDATING LAPTOP

[SALEHCHANDIA]

Greetings 

this is Saleh a student, I bought a Laptop Corei3 fifth generation having serial number [Personal Information Removed] I mostly work on laptop as a student but now a days it's not working fast. It's getting slow and slow day by day and I don't have money to buy new one, Is there any chance to update RAM and processor to rectify these slow working.

[WAWood]

@SALEHCHANDIA 

Processor. no.  These are soldered onto the mainboard and are not designed to be replaced by the customer.  You would have to have the entire mainboard, with its processor and memory, replaced and that could easily cost as much as replacing the laptop outright.

Memory probably could be increased, but if you are already using 4GB of RAM or more, you would not notice any performance improvement from the added memory.

This issue is often due to a failing drive.

So, let's check that first, because if it is failing, it would need to be replaced and there is no point then in doing anything else until we confirm that.

If your PC is new enough to support UEFI, you can use these steps to test the HDD (Hard Disk Drive): http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c00439024

If not, to check the HDD you have to follow these steps:
1) Press Esc key repeatedly, several times a second, while rebooting the laptop. Do NOT hold the key down, just press it over and over.
2) Eventually, you will see an HP Startup Menu
3) Press the Function key for testing the hard drive (usually F2) and let it run.

If the drive checks out OK, then report that and I can provide you options for reinstalling Windows on your PC.

Please note that if your model has an SSD instead of an HDD, these diagnostics might not work properly.

[SALEHCHANDIA]

[WAWood · Accepted solution]

@SALEHCHANDIA 

That error code means your disk drive is failing and needs to be replaced.

Once you have the replacement drive, read the information below about HP Cloud Recovery to be used to restore your PC to working condition:

If your PC is a 2016 model or newer, you should see if you can make a bootable USB recovery drive using the HP cloud recovery tool on a working PC. The recovery drive can then be used to install Win10 and the HP drivers and utilities that originally came with your PC. Here is the link: https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c06162205

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If the HP Cloud Recovery is not available or does not work, you may have to look into ordering HP Recovery Media -- which is a set of DVDs and a CD, or USB stick, that will erase the hard drive (removing all data, settings, and applications, reinstall the original OS, drivers, and some HP Utilities. You have to order these from HP; they can not be downloaded.

You can look online for Recovery Media starting with the linked paged: http://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers

Once there, input your Product name or number. On your Software and Drivers Download page, select your Operating System and and Version. Click "Update"

If HP Recovery Media is available for your machine, down near the bottom of the page, you will see an entry for Order Recovery Media-CD/DVD/USB. Click the + symbol to expand that entry and click on Order Media for details.

Or, if you prefer, you can do the same by contacting HP Customer Support:
https://support.hp.com/us-en/contact-hp?openCLC=true