🛠️ How to open HP OMEN 17 (17-db0000) - disassembly and upgrade options

hello this is Nick from laptop media and today we will show you how to open the HP Omen 17 17 db4 to open this big gaming laptop you have to undo just eight Phillips head screws the ones on the bottom aren't captive while the others are you can start prying the panel from The Zone below the landan pry the side the front and the other side now you can pop the rear the inside of the bottom plate houses many plastic and rubber elements for better internal structural support this notebook has an 83w hour battery to remove it pull the connector towards the unit and undo the six Philips head screws that fix the battery to the base the capacity is enough for around 9 hours and 20 minutes of video playback our test was conducted with the battery saver preset activated in the windows power and Battery menu and the balanced mode applied in The Omen gaming Hub app e the memory section is covered with a plastic film and you can peel it according to HP the two sims fit up to 32 GB of ddr5 5,600 MHz Ram in dual Channel mode however since the CPU can support up to 256 GB this laptop likely wouldn't have issues running a larger amount of memory than the official manufacturer's specified limit the Wi-Fi 6 card is placed below the left fan for storage upgrades you get a pair of m.2 slots compatible with 2280 Gen 4 ssds both have a metal shield on top which is secured to the chassis by a single screw we can spot a thermal pad on the bottom of each bracket the cooling is massive it comprises two large fans three long heat pipes shared between the CPU and the GPU and a fourth dedicated to the graphics card the thermal system is also complemented by three heat sinks and a pair of sizable cooling plates