HP Pavilion 17-g119dx RAM Replacement

Close your laptop and turn it over so that the bottom is facing up.

In the upper left hand corner, slide the bar with the lock icon to the right. This will unlock the battery.

Slide the bar with the battery icon, on the right of your laptop, to the left to release the battery.

Grab the battery and remove it from the laptop.

Remove the twenty 6.5mm screws using the Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Two of these 6.5mm screws are covered by a silver sticker. Remove the sticker by gently scraping your finger nail under the sticker and then remove the screws.

Remove the black corner covers on either side of the battery to reveal four additional 6.5mm Phillips #00 screws.

Remove the four 6.5mm Phillips #00 screws that were underneath the black corner covers.

On the right-hand corner of the laptop, remove the CD-ROM by pressing the small button on the side. Pull it out of the laptop, and set it to the side.

Flip the computer back over with the screen facing up and open the laptop.

Use the Plastic Opening Tool to separate the face plate from the backing.

After running the Plastic Opening Tool along the sides, you can gently lift the keyboard up and on top of the screen to access the RAM.

The RAM will be located above the Motherboard and next to the Processor.

Release the RAM by pulling the two white levers away from the sides of the RAM.

Pull the RAM up and out of the laptop to remove it.