How to Upgrade Ram on HP Elitebook 840 G5 | Add Memory or Change Battery and SSD

In this video we will be removing the bottom case on the HP elitebook 840 g5 and then installing a memory upgrade. We are going from the stock 8gb of ram to 16gb. After removing the bottom case we show how to change the battery in the laptop if needed and also how to upgrade the SSD in the hp elitebook 840 g5 if you need more storage
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Index of Video
0:00 Intro
0:32 Removing Bottom Case
1:54 How to Remove Battery
2:26 How to Change SSD
2:39 Removing and Installing Ram
3:22 Reinstalling Bottom Case
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[@ScootNewOrleans]

Thanks man! I have opened the G5 before but this one was a pain. I needed one of those plastic razor blades but a old credit card worked fine.

[@G.B]

Love your anti-static mat

[@gtrance3567]

Good video. With both sides of the module being identical you can figure out which side is up by lining up the notch with the slit.

[@sugarkup6005]

Oh my gosh thank you! I was expecting something complicated but you make it seem simple and esay to understand!! Tried it and it worked thank you so much! 😊

[@thecollegepicker]

You are very welcome. Happy to help 😊

[@tanzidahmedprieom1434]

Thanks brother,,,,it's helpful 😄

[@Campinis]

Thanks for the video. Very helpful, especially on the not try to remove the screws out 😅

[@vegasrichsave]

Nice! Well done, great content, excellent edit.

[@thecollegepicker]

Thanks =)

[@franciscoaleman4432]

Thank you very much for the info

[@thecollegepicker]

You are welcome 🤗

[@albaharmahamad9541]

Thanks! I would have never found by myself how to open the case :)

[@thecollegepicker]

You are welcome ☺️

[@MiguelY22]

I wish all laptops were this easy to open and fix. Apple likes to solder on the ram and SSD making it impossible for the average person to replace.

[@activity1]

appreciated. 🤜

[@stewardmwale1717]

how do you enable the finger print on elite book 840 G5?

[@TradetheTrendss]

Does it have to be two new rams or you can just leave the old one in and then add another 8gb ram to the original one that was installed

[@erikorehek7843]

So my Hp is similar but has a Hard drive but as well noticed an empty slot for an SSD stick as you had in this video. Could I Upgrade to the SSD stick or should I swap out the standard HDD for an SSD HDD?

[@g-llamadamaryjane6397]

thank you 😭😭😭, ily.

[@thecollegepicker]

Yw. Ilyt 🤝

[@masterchief8855]

#latesquad #diypeople good stuff man

[@thecollegepicker]

lol late squad

[@MuhammadUmairShaykh]

Is kingston nv2 4x4 supports in hp.840 g5 i5 8th gen laptop

[@rockjaw11]

doing this on carpet, brave man

[@yflorentino24]

Just added additional memory and my computer is boosting the hard drive longer than expected. Not turning back on. How long could it take to turn back on?

[@muradbayramov5963]

Can we add gpu this notebook?

[@yannvandermeulen2876]

i have a question i see that you picked the ram with 2666mt/s is it ok to take the 3200mt/s version ? and is it worth the cost ? and also i'm on the 850 g6 and my ram speed is 2400mHz so maybe it can change. thank you

[@Techminat0r]

Do you know what is the max SSD capacity this model supports? I know the official information is 1TB but it is not always accurate.

[@harmoniband2588]

I need add two disk hard (hdd and ssd )! I can or no🤔??

[@atimos187]

What's the biggest ram you can fit? I saw 32gb on eBay AU 32GB 2X16GB DDR4-2666MHZ 21300s SO-DIMM Laptop Memory For HP EliteBook 840 G5 $120 au

[@averymcdaniel423]

Im having difficulty getting the ram sticks to come out. I have 16 gigs and I want to upgrade to 32 gigs.

[@bhekic9497]

I have the same laptop but it's super slow with an 8gb DDR4 RAM and a 256SSD. Its taking more than 30sec to boot to tee password and once you are in the system it response very slow to operations and it also take time to copy files. How can I solve this problem.?

[@mk_gamer..]

the way he flip his laptop back to the table my heart feels it : (

Thanks for a good and clear video. I have ordered one refurbised one with 16gb and 512gb ssd with i7 cpu. Have seen some other guide and noone is starting with removing the battery connection. I mean, we all learnt that we always should start with remove power. As one already mentioned, use an anti static wrist band is always a good idea. Better to stay safe than being sorry afterwards. When reading the specifikation on HP, they write that 2x16GB is maximum but have some tried to use sticks with lover CAS and higher freq, will it work and will it benefit in some better performance? 1TB of m2 disk is stated to be max but I have seen at corsair upgrade site that 2TB should work fine too.

[@TerryYoceph]

I ordered the same one. thanks for the knowledge broski

[@vargytitus5443]

Thanks! Looks a lot like working on a Macbook Pro

[@thecollegepicker]

You are welcome

[@alexanderkabelindde1017]

Hey Eric, I hope you are well. Thanks for the video. I have a similar laptop which has overheating problems. What could be the cause of overheating? Is the fan broken or it could be something different? Do you have a video demonstrating fan replacement? Note: I have never opened it before since I bought it in the UK, about 2 years ago. Thanks!

[@erikorehek7843]

From Experience it could possibly be the fan and vent need to be cleaned. The air vent on the side pushed out air from the fan being located on the bottom the laptop causing dust, lint etc to get inside. I had a laptop always shut off and that was the fix. Give it a try. Best of luck

[@fernandoq.2916]

Great video very easy to follow just next time I suggest you get some ESD wrist straps or at least touch metal before you touch any internal components to release any static electricity you might have because you can damage some parts if you shock them with static electricity (even if you don't see/feel the shock specially since you're doing it on the carpet). Sorry I'm a computer tech and I had to mention that for others doing their own upgrades.

[@thecollegepicker]

Ive always heard about the dangers from static but never had anything happen yet. 😭 I'm sure it will one day then I will learn my lesson. I'll look into the wrist straps 🙏 appreciate the tips.

[@arunashamal]

that is just an old wives tale. you don't need those straps anymore

[@vineethvinny1148]

Hp Elitebook 840 g4 can support 3200 mhz DDR4 Ram

[@itzghost4627]

Hey! I was wondering if you need to take out the battery or unplug it when changing RAM or SSD?

[@thecollegepicker]

It's a good idea to protect the machine.

I would recomend to do that, but haven't seen anyone do that in their videos.

[@respect_creator_007]

Can I add 8 + 2 GB Ram?

[@luisoliveira2809]

Hey, why do you take the original memory out? Can we just add another one to slot 2? What is the original memory brand, isn't it a kingston?

[@thecollegepicker]

You can, you will want to match the ram as close as possible. Its cheaper to buy them in pairs and I would use the other ram for another computer so I did it that way.

[@luisoliveira2809]

@@thecollegepicker Understood. But if I want to match the original one, can you tell me which one I must buy?

[@darshanpatel8818]

Crucial store advisor was helpful to check the compatible SSD and RAMS, so you could go to crucial website check the compatible ones, and could buy from Amazon India, the link is provided in their website.

[@tysonperkins42]

Hey man do you have a link on where you got the 16gb ram compatible with this laptop?

[@thecollegepicker]

YoI thought I put one in the description

[@bairamathi2302]

My lap is EliteBook 8460p intel i7-2660M | 8GB , i saw in the HP website they saying can upgrade to 16GB. but i have checked with wmic command with cmd it saying max capacity is 8GB. So what is the real max capacity to Upgrade rams?

[@thecrashito]

Can you share us the command you use in cmd to know the max capacity of ram allow in the system?

[@johnsnow5686]

Hi , i am juste wondering if i Can upgrade memory from 16gb to 32gb(2x16) . Thanks you

[@sluxi]

should easily work, I'm actually wondering about 64GB myself.

[@cheasamath6747]

It will prompt you again after restart

[@roderickverduijn2750]

Can you upgrade the graphics card for gaming?

[@thecollegepicker]

Depends on the game and the demands on what you need.

[@roderickverduijn2750]

@@thecollegepicker thnx. Something like GTA or race simulation like assetto corsa or F1?

[@whiskeyniner6416]

@@roderickverduijn2750 Did you order this model with a dedicated graphics card? Usually these Elitebooks just have Intel graphics that are onboard the cpu.

[@OtterLakeFlutes]

Thanks! I guess even with 32GB the Vital soft synthesizer will still only run the simpler presets on this machine. What a resource hog Vital seems.

[@jimmytheone.]

Hey Eric are still texas or Florida nowa days

[@thecollegepicker]

Just got back from a Minnesota trip and visiting FL but normally Texas 😊

[@jimmytheone.]

@@thecollegepicker I live in punta gorda and got a few electronics you could make a few videos on if your interested

[@Bucwildx26]

Why the hell would you skip over removal of old RAM part?

[@jonpaulrichardson7960]

Why did he buy two new ram memory 8 x 2 16gb, especially when there’s an exist 8gb in one of memory slot?

[@thecollegepicker]

They come cheaper in pairs and I'll use the other one for another computer

[@murtalaahmed7154]

But can we use the old one and the new one?

[@Kacicka999]

without unpluging battery ? madness...

[@venividivici4253]

It won't hurt.

[@qzzz2600]

hey eric r u tooo boring XD

[@thecollegepicker]

??

[@qzzz2600]

@@thecollegepicker just kidding, subcrribed & thumbs-up , great job as always ;)

[@samchandler8800]

No one else is concerned that he's doing this on CARPET with no static protection. Great way to ruin a fairly expensive Laptop. Good content but bad execution.