HP 15s 15s eq Series Laptop Disassembly Guide Tutorial Upgrade SSD, RAM, Boot USB

In this video i show you how to upgrade this Hewlett Packard HP 15s (15 s) Series Laptop with AMD Ryzen 5 3500U from 2020 mit more memory/ram, how to replace the SSD or the battery and many more. In this model i used the type: 15s-eq0355ng, maybe other models of the series are little bit different.
I show you:
how to upgrade the ram (in this model standard is 2x4GB DDR4 2666V)
In the video i upgrade with 2x8GB DDR4 Crucial 2666V RAM to 16GB.
For most of this series its possible to upgrade up to 64GB (with 2 x 32GB DDR4 RAM)
replace the ssd (solid state disk), in this model 512GB 512 GB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD. In this model you cant insert a second harddisc with 2,5" SATA because of the bottom cover and it comes without any sata cable.
a quick overview at the motherboard/mainboard
You cant replace the CPU or graphic CPU vega 8
how to replace the battery (accu) in this model the type is HT03XL
a view at the palmrest/case cover with the keyboard
how to replace the cpu fan / cooling fan.
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Parts/Passende Bauteile für den Umbau:
Arbeitsspeicher Crucial 8GB SO DDR4 RAM 3200 - amzn.to/3i2h1vm (*)
Arbeitsspeicher Crucial 16GB SO DDR4 RAM 3200 - amzn.to/3tMyB9e (*)
Arbeitsspeicher Crucial 32GB Kit (2x16) SO DDR4 RAM 3200 - amzn.to/3AxwppH (*)
Arbeitsspeicher Crucial 64GB KIT (2x32) SO DDR4 RAM - amzn.to/3XhpF98 (*)
Kompatible HT03XL Akkus - different models - amzn.to/3VdYNVW (*))
SSD Festplatte - 512GB Crucial P2 Serie - amzn.to/3TQCdS3 (*)
SSD Festplatte 1TB Crucial NVME P2 Serie - amzn.to/3EgSda4 (*)
SSD Festplatte 2TB Samsung NVME 970 EVO Serie - amzn.to/3ENiYod (*)
Die mit Sternchen (*) gekennzeichneten Links sind sogenannte Affiliate-Links. Wenn du auf so einen Affiliate-Link klickst und über diesen Link einkaufst, bekomme ich von dem betreffenden Online-Shop oder Anbieter eine Provision. Für dich verändert sich der Preis nicht.
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German:
In diesem kurzen Video zeige ich euch bei einem neuen HP 15s-eq0355ng aus 2020 wie Ihr an den Arbeitsspeicher kommt, die SSD austauscht oder den Akku wechselt. Ebenfalls zeige ich euch einen gesamten Überblick über das gesamte Innenleben, wie man den Kühler wechselt oder wie das Modell aufgebaut ist.

[@thepcjj]

Parts/Passende Bauteile für den Umbau: Arbeitsspeicher Crucial 8GB SO DDR4 RAM 3200 - amzn.to/3i2h1vm (*) Arbeitsspeicher Crucial 16GB SO DDR4 RAM 3200 - amzn.to/3tMyB9e (*) Arbeitsspeicher Crucial 32GB Kit (2x16) SO DDR4 RAM 3200 - amzn.to/3AxwppH (*) Arbeitsspeicher Crucial 64GB KIT (2x32) SO DDR4 RAM - amzn.to/3XhpF98 (*) Kompatible HT03XL Akkus - different models - amzn.to/3VdYNVW (*)) SSD Festplatte - 512GB Crucial P2 Serie - amzn.to/3TQCdS3 (*) SSD Festplatte 1TB Crucial NVME P2 Serie - amzn.to/3EgSda4 (*) SSD Festplatte 2TB Samsung NVME 970 EVO Serie - amzn.to/3ENiYod (*) Die mit Sternchen (*) gekennzeichneten Links sind sogenannte Affiliate-Links. Wenn du auf so einen Affiliate-Link klickst und über diesen Link einkaufst, bekomme ich von dem betreffenden Online-Shop oder Anbieter eine Provision. Für dich verändert sich der Preis nicht.

[@FutureIsBetterThanThe80s]

Welche Nummer stand auf dem Lüfter?

[@jerryguy4036]

It doesn't matter if your English is bad when you actually show every part in detail, good teardown man, great guide 🙏

[@ferenccsordas8292]

Thank you! Ive opened my laptop in 3 minutes,thanks to you.I upgraded the ssd and the ram too. :) Perfect video and explanation!

[@TY_Gaming24]

can you use a screwdriver

[@SubhanAli-rr2no]

Will the rubber one the bottom sides be the exact same after you pull out them for upgrading?

[@SubhanAli-rr2no]

I also want to upgrade my system with max ram and max ssd

[@MrWizDaDj]

What brand (SSD) did you use or any brand is okay

[@guber2135]

C'est la première fois que je comprends entièrement un tuto en anglais. Je suis Français, il semble qu'Alex le soit également par ses "voilà" qui ponctuent les différentes étapes de sa vidéo. J'ai également un HP 15S avec ssd 128go que je voudrais upgrader en 256 ou 512go. Ce tuto m'a été très utile. Grand merci !

[@TheChudoviste]

Your English is good. And the video is clear,simple and you explained everything there needs to be explained. Thank you for this good video.

[@thepcjj]

Thx

[@ozywozyroby]

Great video, helped me upgrade my ram to 16GB, very helpful.

[@luke7663]

Thanks so much for this. My family was planning on buying a laptop and left me in charge on what it would be. I saw this one in some stores and it caught my attention coz it came with 8gb of ram and a decent APU. I'm picky when it comes to computers especially for laptops coz the manufacturers are making anti-consumer designs (i.e. soldering the ram on the board and when said ram breaks the whole thing is done) basically not modular anymore. It's good to know that some consumer grade laptops such as the one in the video has removable memory sticks. I am now more confident in getting this model from HP. Cheers!

[@rayr303]

do not buy this laptop i bought one paid 1500 austrailan dollar and it died after 2 years the chinese guy at my local computer shop said the motherboard died it only had 1 year warranty and apparently its a common issue

[@luke7663]

@@rayr303 Noted. What do you think caused it? Too much heat?

[@Jan-hf3ip]

@@rayr303 Got a customer here who had shut off issues due to overheating. It was Kaspersky taking all power from the CPU and overheating. Uninstalled Kaspersky and it runs fine again. She has had it for a year or two now. No issues.

[@dogdoge9938]

Is Kaspersky automatically installed?

[@szablitho3439]

​@@dogdoge9938Hey. It may depend even from a shop where you buy. Usually it comes with mcAfee trial given by HP themselves.

[@arita2006]

Thanks for posting. I've just bought a new HP 15s-EQ2036 laptop. I would like to upgrade both the SSD and RAM in my laptop but I don't feel confident enough to remove the bottom cover. My last HP laptop was old anyway but when the hard drive failed recently I bought a SSD and removed the bottom cover but must have snapped something as I couldn't get it back in place properly. I had to do exactly what you have done here, using a plastic card to remove the bottom cover. I wish HP would just design a laptop where removing the bottom cover is as simple as removing the screws and simply lifing the bottom cover away.

[@SubhanAli-rr2no]

I have 15s-eq2037nv .. it seems like you have been using the laptop way more than me,how was your experience? Any down sides of this laptop?

[@arita2006]

@@SubhanAli-rr2no It's an excellent laptop. It worked well enough before I upgraded it, with extra RAM and a larger capacity SSD, it's still working great.

[@SubhanAli-rr2no]

Thanks btw, but What are the major or minor issues after upgrading? Can you please tell me in detail as I really want to upgrade my RAM and SSD

[@pococteam]

Tengo HP 15s-eq1000 (1L0Z7AV) 10:00 y no se que cable tendría que comprar? para añadirle un segundo disco, en este caso un SSD. gracias

[@Pentontal_Manudesanto]

en el video dice que no se puede porque la carcasa que ha quitado tiene unos salientes de plastico y no va a caber el ssd

[@ronniedeasis637]

Great video simple yet very straight forward, this gives me now the idea on how to upgrade my laptop and do necessary replacements when needed. Thank you!!!

[@thepcjj]

Thx

[@andreziegler4713]

Vielen Dank für das Video, ich hatte an der richtigen Stelle probiert das Gerät zu öffnen was aber nicht klappte. Der Tipp mit einer alten EC/Vers. Karte hat geholfen, 1 Karte ist sogar eingerissen, aber ich habe den Laptop nach über 1 Stunde endlich geöffnet bekommen. Die installation der zusätzlichen 8GB RAM war dann schnell erledigt, die neuen 8GB werden problemlos erkannt und das zusammenabuen ging in wenigen Sekunden. Danke für den Tipp, auf dem offiziellen Video sah das so leicht aus, aber so einfach ist das doch nicht.

[@JapaneseforBeginnersOldSchool]

The tutorial I needed. I'm planning to add some more RAM into my laptop. Thanks!

[@harrykaradimas857]

Hi, thank you, great video, very clear and instructive ! I always wondered how to change and upgrade this laptop, now I know 1) that it's possible 2) how to do it !

[@natealbatros3848]

is it possible afterward to return those rubber feets that were covering the screws seemlesly?

[@SubhanAli-rr2no]

I am also wondering about this

[@stefanobonaiuti8243]

@@SubhanAli-rr2no same

[@ianchill1]

Thank you Alex, a good job! Helped me find those pesky hidden screws when doing a RAM upgrade! Cheers!

[@multi-gb.vbelgium9713]

do you use some sort of special glue to put back the plastic bands on the bottom ?

[@ricardocarrilho76]

Hi Alex. Thank you for your video. Well done. I wanted to see how to replace the RAM but didn't have the courage to do so since I didn't know how to start. Thanks again for your sharing. Danke shon

[@Diariodeunmotero]

Question here if I may, If you only upgrade the RAM, do you need to reinstall windows or do any installation apart from changing the physical parts? Thanks!

[@OzzieJeza02]

Answer to your question, no, you don't need to reinstall your OS after a part swap, as far as I'm aware for Windows 10/11. The system (as long as it can take said amount of RAM) should be just fine.

[@BastiaanvanderScheer]

Thank you. I watched this video to check if a laptop that's on sale right now still has swappable memory dimms. It has. I can sleep a little better knowing it's not all soldered down yet. I don't even need the laptop by the way, I just want repairability/upgradablity to continue to exist :)

[@jscupc]

Thank you very much Alex, your video was very useful for me! I was able to ressurrect a dead laptop by disconnecting its battery and thus being able to clear its bios

[@janecarlton1568]

Thanks for this video - I would never have thought of removing the rubber feet to get into it!

[@Макс_Т]

Красавчик, хоть кто-то на KZbin сделал это. Уважение из России. Спасибо.

[@lobanovlobanov9560]

Здравствуйте. Подскажите пожалуйста. А если использовать дополнительный кабель, возможно туда подключить дополнительный SSD?

[@coebee7697]

Lol ur English isn’t bad don’t worry man😂

[@Josephdapro08]

My 2019 self be like:

[@pumpkins8476]

Thank you very much. You showed us everything I wanted to know about that laptop.

[@Daniel-bu8hi]

2 yeara later, this is still very useful, thank you!

[@sgee531]

Thank you Alex for a really great teardown video !

[@October6010-s6q]

After changing the ram card laptop not turning on please help

[@anonymous_sigma_2100]

Most of the people are asking this question about how to add hdd as there is a space for that but the sata plug is not there. Please, Can you make a video on that?

[@sheffield_estate_visuals]

There are 2 free connectors but I am not sure which one is for sata. I saw some connectors which comes with 8 pins which we have on this motherboard next to the sd reader. I also want to know it can be work or not coz my m.2 slot died.

[@whatteverr]

7:46 you didn't explain this blank space beside battery, in this place you can install a sata hdd/ssd with mounting brackets & hdd flex cable.

[@OldManRobbo]

Appreciate the knowledge you shared Alex. 🙏🙌♥️

[@chriskelly8742]

Thank you very much for this! Great details, and I love that you showed EVERYTHING!!... Even when things didn't go smoothly. Your English is very good, btw! You should be more confident! You are skilled in many ways. Thank you!

[@afksolitude]

Gosh Thank You I opened it by myself and reseated the ram which was causing some problems in my laptop :D

[@tonycollinson874]

Really helpful tutorial. Made the job easy. Thank you.

[@thepcjj]

Thx

[@artekm8089]

Superb video! Everything what's needed to know about this laptop. Thank you very much.

[@peikunliu]

your English is good enough! good demonstration.

[@thepcjj]

thx

[@figurebard]

It's a nice tutorial! Is the empty space inside the area where additional HDD can be installed? If you can, can you also tell me how to do it?

[@chefen929]

yes but you need a 10 pin to sata for hp laptop cable

[@supersimonzzz]

Great I should upgrade the wifi module in the future, now I know how! I will wait till the end of waranty no worry ;-)... It's always a pleasure to see what's inside our machine thanks!

[@Superstocker669]

There could be a white list in the bios. I will try a WISE TIGER AX210NGW the next days. but im not that confident from what i have read.

[@prashantsingh80]

Can you please show how to replace the CMOS battery in this laptop

[@marcinabramowicz8260]

hello, my laptop is HP 15S 15-e2000 and i want to add second disc, which type of connector i should to buy? disc with sata3 or m2?

[@helenahela6916]

danke, zum glück kein onbaord ram. leider wohl kein platz/anschluss für 2,5" intern Sata/Harddisk. wozu kann der freie weisse kabelport neben dem breiten schrägen flachkabel am akku sein? würde in den wlan slot eine kurze zweite M2 SSD passen?

[@posvid]

12:00 I wish you'd had time to show us how to put it all back together.

[@stonehyn5036]

Thank you so much, this video really helps me a lot! Finally I open my laptop, and add then second memory successfully!

[@davidpucpoot7396]

hi, could you help me? My laptop doesn't have the SATA cable to add the second disk. What type of cable is needed?

[@raymondmolenilla1084]

i have the same problem, can I remove the plastic kinds of stuff which somehow obstructs the installation of 2nd storage

[@mrblobby6284]

really appreciate this video. upgraded my ram with what you were using. many thanks

[@alexthotse8568]

It's not impossible but it's not funny - Alex Z. Love it!

[@thepcjj]

thx

[@darkchestwonder]

Thank you. Danke. You video has helped me in changing my Hp 15s eq series laptop. 👍

[@thepcjj]

Thank you

[@isumitd9586]

Sir you really a multitalented person.

[@muhammadzafranbinnaharrudi591]

I think if you unplug the battery first, it would be the best and much safer

[@faisalbukhari9825]

Great video! I have found my hard drive!

[@thepcjj]

Thx

[@giovdett]

Great video with lots of details. My HP Laptop 15 after 4 years starts losing time. The battery is 100% full. I believe it must be the c-mos battery for the clock. Do you know whether there is such a battery in the laptop? where is it? In your video I did not see anything which resembles the ordinary round button type battery. Thanks for the answer.

[@PepenMan]

yours eng better then mine) So mine expirience is: power-cable been sticked to fan corpus, and if i toutch the bottom of laptop in fan zone too mutch - that mb couse some truble with cable in future, nicely manufactured pice of tehnology. Thank you, i stick it in normal place

[@thepcjj]

Thx

[@themindaheshan1116]

I have a problem with this laptop . When i turn on the display wont open , i hear the cpu fan is working . Capslock light blinks and thats all Any solutions ?

[@mustafagarhy6287]

I appreciate your work 🙏❤ I have a hp 15s laptop eq-2016ne model (Egypt version 😅). Does it have a location for mounting a hard disk or will this be a trouble because of the case of the laptop ? Thanks again 😊

[@bilalbayhan70]

Really useful video. The camera angle and narration are superb. Thanks a lot.

[@timoonn]

narration is awful tbh

[@thepcjj]

Thx

[@thepcjj]

Thx

[@kaveee971]

Dein Englisch ist viel viel besser als mein Deutsch :D Danke fur das Super video. Darf ich fragen, what is your overall impression of this machine? I am considering the newer model of this series with Ryzen 7 and 16 gb RAM and hoping it would last a few years - do you think they are durable enough or should I spend a bit more money and go for the supposed 'higher end' machines like ThinkPad or MacBook? Danke :)

[@thepcjj]

U have to ask me in two or three years..... i Think a HP EliteBook or ProBook is better as a normal 15s series, the case of a elitebook or probook is better.

[@kavinvickygaming1012]

can i possible to change ryzen processor in this laptop or change the mother board also ? suggest mother board model number

[@thepcjj]

The CPU is fixed on the board, you can change the board, but there is so expensive...maybe you get a laptop used at ebay with a broken display or a working board around 100 dollar

[@atmalive]

your english is well! Thanks!

[@thepcjj]

Thanks :)

[@muhendisyildiz]

Thank you so much! İt is very helpful.

[@thepcjj]

Thx

[@ThePurusha]

@Alex Z. Thank you for the video, makes it easy to open now... Sadly my monitor stopped working today... physical fall, my fault... If I plugin ext. monitor it works, so the laptop monitor lost connection. Any suggestions what can I do about it?

[@dennisioful]

thank for the tutorial !! and the english is excellent

[@thepcjj]

Thanks

[@DesMondesBlut]

Great video. It's been a while, but do you know if the USB-C port on this model carries an HDMI signal as well or is it only for Data transfer? In other words: can I use it to attach a second external screen?

[@Cokodayo]

I have this laptop and it is just for data transfer, only hdmi supports video output. Btw, u can't even use the usbc port for charging.

[@loganmedia1142]

Later models include DisplayPort on the USB-C port.

[@filejpg9184]

Thank you very much, I thought about the cooling system in this laptop and it's not bad!

[@АбылайУзбеков]

Thanks very much! This video was very helpfull

[@magnetar2i]

Thank you very much for very good video i was looking out KZbin for video on this model of laptop where the battery download very

[@blitzra9e486]

Thanx too you...i was able to clean my fan.....it was making a wierd sound...

[@marcelskycaptain37]

Do have also a video that shows a display change?

[@ampedandvolted]

I gave up on getting this when I saw the size of the power adapter and the special plug. Come on put a usb c plug on it and be done with this proprietary crap. Thanks for the video

[@anouardj5751]

Good video 👍 but can you change the battery? Is it changeable? And do they sell it out there ? Thank you

[@ryanoakes6470]

This was really useful thanks

[@thepcjj]

Thx

[@corneldiaconu66]

I wonder what would be the proper name for that cover/lid that is slim and long almost as the laptop, and covers/protect the display's hinge ! It is compeltely removable and, perhaps, replaceable. I got mine partly ripped off, and I need to replace it and ... I don't know even how to name it, let alone identify as a replaceable part 🙂 You did not touch the display itself, so I can't guide to the location inside the movie

[@amalbabuts2724]

Pls do disassembly of HP 15s 2143au AMD ryzen 3 5300u.

[@arnabroy1692]

Can you please add here extra nvm ? Is it possible to add extra hard disk ? I am unable to find extra slot for ssd. Thank You.

[@ivvanuna]

hello,you can install a hasd disk over PCIe® NVMe ™ M.2 SSD I saw there is a connector

[@IMPEDROSAN]

this video is so helpful

[@thepcjj]

Thanks

[@leonardomanfrin1539]

I have a question, when I replace the battery with a new one, when I turn on the PC do I have to do something special on BIOS or similar? Or can I simply turn on the PC and everything is like nothing happened? Thank you if you can help me🤝🏻🙏

[@SubhanAli-rr2no]

Same question

[@diho3279]

Hi, I just bought the hp 15s-eq1016nv. Very good except the power button: no clicking and no led it's hard to know when it's pressed.

[@chandradhar.p-india5105]

You have not shown COMS battery.... Power connections etc. Let me understand if you know what is the reason my HP laptop not starting, only orange light blinking , when battery is removed white light coming but in both the cases system not at all starting

[@marcszymkowiak7130]

Danke, habe lange nach einer Anleitung gesucht. Schade das die Verarbeitungsqualität so schlecht ist.

[@neptuned9774]

do i have to change anything in the bios or can i just plug the new ram sticks in? And could you maybe give me an Amazon link to the Ram that would be very helpful. Nice Video :))

[@sriramnarayanaswamy7777]

If you are not exceeding the Ram capacity, it's just plug and play. no bios change required for a ram upgrade.

[@neptuned9774]

@@sriramnarayanaswamy7777 ok thanks

[@damianxander2421]

Hi alex im hoping you can help me with my problem. By the way it is same brand and model. I already replace the defective SSD card 5 months ago and then yesterday the problem again in my laptop appears again. Same notification appears on the screen about the previous issue of my laptop. Do you think what is the common cause? Or what should i trouble shoot next? The SSD card is brandnew and compatible with my laptop.

[@SubhanAli-rr2no]

My laptop model is Hp 15s eq2037nv with storage of 256 gb.. now I am short of storage and my laptop needs to have large storage to process and function properly..so how can i do that? i have licenced registered window 11 installed on my system and it works fine.. what if i decide to upgrade my storage, will my this licenced window 11 can be restore in a new drive? i don't want to lose the genuine window 11 as well as sealed pack, so that's why im asking you to give me proper and by which i can save my window 11 while upgrading storage.. Your response would be appreciated!

[@abdulhameed5863]

Bro is there any way to upgrade Secondary SSD or Hard Disc ......????

[@hussainobema7498]

Thanks man ❤❤

[@thepcjj]

Danke Thx

[@APrinceOfLife]

Bei Media Markt zugeschlagen? :) Sehr gutes Video, werde denke ich auch den RAM austauschen.

[@guse2536]

hp laptop 15s-eq3060au Is it modular/expandable RAM and SSD? Or is it soldered intor the mother board?

[@sheffield_estate_visuals]

Thanks for the video! Unfortunately my m.2 slot died or something happened on motherboard because the system can not recognise internal drive not even in the bios. Just wondering to have a sata connector and make some changes on the bottom to be able to fix it. Which connector is for sata? Next to the card reader connector? Can you recommend a sata connector which will match? Thanks

[@yasasalawatte]

Did you repair it?

[@note9redmi17]

Thanks for this informative video, but I think you've forgotten to disconnect the battery cable first, unplug and plug powerwed components may damage them.

[@mchorchos]

I like this guy :) Thx for tutorial!

[@thepcjj]

Thank You :)

[@TwistedKindness0422]

Nice video! I have question regarding the type of wifi card it has. I have the same model but I'm missing the wifi card. Do you know the type of the wifi card (mini pcie, ngff etc)

[@МКпрограммирование]

Hi Alex! The battery charge controller where is their place?

[@testprofile1840]

can the wifi card be replaced ? my hp15s has 802.11n which only supports 2.4Ghz wifi can i change it to support 5Ghz wifi too ?

[@AyakPesindeBiri]

How many GB of RAM does it accept at most?

[@Nova-ob6hq]

I think 16gb

[@IUXO.]

There's anyway of changing the keyboard display to QWERTY?

[@SriramaKrishnaramudu]

How did you stick the rubber strips back??

[@thepcjj]

Carefully remove with the glue and back at the bottom, i have also a very thin and small double stick tape in my office.....

[@tanasesst753]

Hello ! I have the same laptop i can upgrade ram to 32 GB and a gen 4 m2 ssd ? And a new network card( maybe a recomandation for Wi-Fi 6 and blueetooth 5.3) ?

[@jasonjebulan-x8s]

can i just saw/remove the plastic to put external hard drive?

[@oporahonno]

What if I break the button covers to add extra SATA SSD?

[@blyaticon8190]

Danke für das Video, musste meine WLAN Karte wechseln weil ich ne Realtek habe und keine Treiber gefunden habe lol

[@shubham82]

What about those rubber strips?

[@MeloDreams_]

does my hp15s du2034tx have the same interior design like the laptop in the video? i want to upgrade my ram and ssd

[@petermartin1198]

Thank you Alex.... great explanation..........