Memory upgrade on the yet-to-be-bought HP Pavilion

[Rickky1409]

Found very attractive price on this model (HP Pavilion 15-bc202ur [1DM83EA]).

I admit NVMe PCI-E SSD 256G, 2800MHz true 4 cores Kaby Lake-H Core i7, 4k IPS display.

However, it's equipped with only 8+4=12Gb DDR4. I need 32G (16+16).

On the official site it's listed as non-upgradeable, but I suppose it could be true for non-experienced users only. 

The question is: even if it takes to take off the MB, is it possible to install 2x16Gb DDR-4 SO-DIMM and what voltage and other specs should modules have? Any suggestions about brands or particular models?

If it's not possible or too risky (mean that most modules won't work), I will not buy this laptop, as I really need more than 16Gb of memory, but on the tight budget.

Thanks in advance.

[GBL84]

Hello @Rickky1409,

Your PC will support upto 16GB RAM max.    The chipset will not support 32 GB, i.e 16GB in each slot

• Slots:2 (2 banks of 1) 8GB # 2.

You may also download this http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/systemscanner and test yourself.

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[Rickky1409]

Thanks! It's really strange for me to read that HM175 Cannot handle 32G in the 1DM83EA. Is this a special version of this chipset? What about the same OMEN (1DM73EA)?

[GBL84]

Hello @Rickky1409,

Thank you for your reply !!!

Its the same 16GB max.

Here is the manual : http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c05357609

READ PAGE-4

See this post :   https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/SSD-and-RAM-upgrade-for-HP-OME...

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[Rickky1409]

Thank you VERY much.

Though bad news you brought.

Will might look for MSI or ASUS instead.

BTW, which is the cheapest 4k display and 4 cores HP model which supports 32G RAM?

[GBL84]

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