🛠️ How to open HP Victus Gaming 15 (15-fa2000) - disassembly and upgrade options

Hey everyone, today we're opening the HP Victus Gaming 15. Read the full review on LaptopMedia.com. The link is in the description. Let's begin. First, remove the seven screws securing the bottom cover. We're using a JIS No. 0 screwdriver. It fits these screw heads snugly. We'll use a thin plastic pick to release the bottom cover. Keep the tool shallow to protect components. The bottom cover is off. Unplug this battery connector before removing any components. This is the primary SSD slot. The second slot takes 80mm SSDs. Both RAM slots sit beneath this shield. Here's the Wi-Fi card. The CPU sits beneath these heat pipes. The GPU sits closer to the two fans and rear heatsinks. Now we disconnect the battery. Next, remove the six screws holding the battery in place. This 4-cell battery holds 70 watt-hours. Other configurations have a smaller pack. Now, remove the screw holding the primary SSD in place. This SanDisk NVMe SSD holds 1TB. This M.2 slot takes 80mm drives. It supports PCI Express Gen 4. There's already a thermal pad here. A shorter drive would need a suitable mounting adapter. Let's lift the shield. HP offers up to 24GB. Speed depends on the processor. Here's the empty slot. Let's remove the memory module. This is a 24 gigabyte DDR5 memory module. The module is rated for 5600 mega transfers per second. Let's reposition this shielding sheet so it sits correctly. We'll leave this card and antenna retainer installed. That covers RAM, storage, battery access, cooling and the wireless card. It supports Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.4. See our performance and display tests on LaptopMedia.com. Thanks for watching and subscribe for more laptop teardowns.