Hi, this video is a step-by-step detailed guide showing how to disassemble and upgrade
the 2019 HP Omen 15.
I will show you how to safely swap out the RAM, SSD and Hard Drive, so if you worry about
breaking something this guide is for you.
You can also follow the steps if you have the 2019 HP Pavilion Gaming since both laptops
are built almost the same way.
In the video description you can find recommended storage drives and RAM compatible with
the 2019 HP Omen 15.
If you want to skip to any part of this video you can use the timestamps down below.
I'm Chris from techfindsreview.com and now let's get to work.
To get access to the to the components we need to remove whole the bottom lid, so get
a small screwdriver and remove only 6 screws holding it in place.
After unscrewing the screws on the front corners the bottom lid sticks out a little so you
can put some thin piece of plastic in here and slide around the body of the laptop.
There are little tabs holding it in place but they let go pretty easily.
The hardest part is on the back where the bottom lid sticks to the deck very tight.
Once all the tabs let go you can take off the lid and inside you can see your 2.5" drive bay,
one slots for M.2 SSD, and 2 RAM slots.
It is good to disconnect the battery before you start charging components, but I usually
don't do that so i will get to the hard drive first.
A fake plastic drive from HP shows you how your new drive should be installed, so remember
the steps as you're taking it out to do the same steps vice versa when installing your drive.
First unscrew it all from the frame.
Now you have to disconnect the ribbon cable from motherboard.
Alright, so here is our fake drive and we have to unscrew this metal frame for our new drive.
You have to take off the SATA connector as well, but be careful, because the cable is
glued to the fake drive.
You have to peel it off.
And here is my new drive.
I'm using Seagate FireCuda hybrid drive that costs a little bit more than regular HDD,
but in proper conditions it can work with nearly the same speed as SSD.
You can check it out in the link below the video.
Alright, so place the metal frame on your drive the way i show in the video
and screw the screws in.
Now connect the cable and place the drive inside the drive bay.
Now screw the screws in.
Connect the cable to the motherboard and it's done.
Alright, let's swap out the RAM now.
This is very simple process, just take one RAM stick and slide it into the slot at an angle,
then press it down unitl you hear a click.
If you want to take it out, on the sides you have 2 little tabs, if you push them both
RAM will pop out.
If you don't know which RAM you should buy you can find the list with compatible RAM
in the description.
We have also one slot for M.2 SSD covered by metal plate with thermal pad.
If you wanna swap out your SSD there is only one screw to remove.
Now you can take out the drive.
To install the new one you have to slide it into the slot at an angle.
Then put the metal cover on screw the screw in and it's done.
Now if you disconnected the battery don't forget to connect it back.
If you're done, place the lid on the laptop and push it down around the edges
to make sure that every tab clicked.
Now screw the screws in and it's done.
Alright, that's all for today, i hope that your upgrade was successful.
Thanks for watching and see you in the next video.