SSD and RAM upgrade on an HP All in One model# 23-q120
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- In this video I upgrade a HP All-In-One computer to 8GB of RAM and from a HDD to a SSD.
RAM upgrades
This computer took DDR3 SoDimm sticks. SoDimm is used in laptop computers and most all in ones. Desktop computers use regular DDR3 or DDR4 RAM.
Go to www.crucial.com into their memory store to run their scanner tool. It will show you the RAM upgrade options for your computer.
Software discussed in this video
WDC Data Lifeguard for diagnosing drives and deleting data
support.wdc.com/downloads.asp...
Macrium Reflect for making a complete copy from one drive to another
www.macrium.com/reflectfree
Acronic True Image WD edition also for making a complete copy from one drive to another
Seagate DiscWizard which is their version of Acronis for making a complete copy from one drive to another.
www.seagate.com/support/downl...
Tools I use in this video
SATA to USB adapter for 2.5" or 3.5" drives
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Hitachi power screwdriver
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iFixit toolkit
This is the one I have. It has the same 64bit set along with some other useful tools and a carrying case.
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Thank you for sharing this video. I have the same model computer and was able to clone my hard drive to the new SSD, change out the drive and add 8GB of memory. Everything went great thanks to your video!!
Excellent tutorial! I am working on updating my AiO since I'm working remote now and wasn't feeling comfortable doing this with an AiO - great resource you've made here!
Very well done would recommend this video to anyone upgrading their ALL-IN-ONE
Outstanding video. Thank you so much. I just upgraded my machine with more memory and SSD and it is day and night. I can't thank you enough. I was considering buying a new machine, but this brought this one back to life and saved a bunch of money in the process.
If it has an available place to add a drive you can do that, then clone to it. You'll need to remove the existing drive after the clone. You can erase it and put it back after you verify the clone to the new drive functions.
Thanks for an excellent instructional video. I was only going to change out my RAM, but I did the programme launch check and my disk maxed out, so I'm in the market for an SSD as well now!
Followed this for my HP AiO this weekend and it worked a treat. It's so much faster I wish I'd done it years ago. Thank you so much.
Well done! Excellent video~Thanks for helping me upgrade Grandmas PC!!
Im also watching this to upgrade my grandma’s pc lol
Great video, I ended up doing the same thing with the single screw holding the HDD in place. Works well and the new drive is secure. Thanks!
Amazing video: followed exactly your workflow and it was a piece of cake: kudos!
I have mine and I really want to upgrade it, seeing this was super helpful.
Thanks. Updated ram and ssd in a similar Hp and now the machine flies! 3x faster. And saved money
Just did mine. Perfect. Didn't have to remove prop leg. About 25 minutes total for clone and 10 minute install. Thank you! May do a ssd on my ole laptop too!
Awesome video, very helpful! I just did one yesterday for a friend using this tut.
1) In case anyone has the Macrium "Incompatible Disk Selected" error, try a different USB port or try using a powered SATA cable, worked for me.
2) If you have the model number HP All-in-One 24-f0047c (unit base looks like two coathangers,) the screws are under the white rubber covers under the speakers. Loosen the 2 captive screws and remove the base. Pry off the small center plastic rectangular grill. Remove the 3 screws under that grill, and then you will be able to carefully pry off the front speaker grill. Remove 5 more screws which were under there (the manual I found only shows 4 screws but there was 1 more holding it back) and gently lift the touchscreen up like the hood of a car. You'll have to wiggle it a bit to get all the plastic tabs undone without pulling the video cable out. I couldn't get the drive holder to line up with a screw, so I had to hammer flat one of the die-cut indented screw tabs which held the old drive; then the SSD could align flush and I could get a screw in place to hold it. Another video for 24f00 series th-cam.com/video/k0Qlgdgg-xw/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for sharing the video and info, as well as the people sharing their experiences upgrading their computers.
I do have to say, when you were moving the computer around on that surface, flat on is face, it was giving me anxiety.
Me too
Excellent job explaining the process Michael :)
Thanks mate. This will help me upgrade 3x HP's in our back office
Thanks for the great video! Directions were clear and my neighbor is happy to have a functional computer again!
Thanks for the video, it helped me to upgrade my HP pavillion aio 20 to a i7-3770 CPU, 8gb ram and a win10 os SSD.
What was your CPU before the upgrade to an i7-3770?
Michael awesome video your step by step is the best you explain everything clear and precise thanks
That screen must scratches with all the shifting
Thank you so much! This was awesome. Had to upgrade my dad's business PCs, had a hard time figuring this out. Specifically removing the stand. Everything else was cake.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO. IT IS REALLY VERY WELL EXPLAINED.
Great Video. Just upgraded my Pavilion All-In-One 23-q113w to 16 MB RAM, Intel Wireless-Ac 9260 Wi-Fi Card, and 1TB SSD with help from this video. Made the upgrade go much smoother after watching this. Thanks for posting it.
Found few piece of 9260 wifi card, but seems very difficult to take off the original piece. Was it melted to the motherboard (both main and aux pot)?
I owe you one mate for that, awesome help.
Sir, thank you so much for this video. Brilliant.
Excellent video. It is still good even now. Thank you.
awesome video. i am trying to decide between upgrading my mother's old computer or buying her a new one and figured it couldn't hurt to try and upgrade it
I have the HP Envy 20, which is great. Only thing I wanted to upgrade about it was the hard drive (and perhaps the RAM), and now I will thanks to this video :D
I have the same one model. Did it work for you?
I used Velcro tape to hold an ssd in place on one of these cages. Worked perfectly
or DS tape
Your Mom Yes. An SSD weighs hardly anything. I use Velcro and double sided tape on a lot of things. Never had an issue
It's good technic.
The heat generated from the SSD didn't boil off the glue from the velcro? I may use this strategy otherwise. I guess there's no way to tell unless you open up your computer again
@@ntt2k I’ve never had a 2.5” SSD generate much heat-at least not enough to melt glue.
Well done and thx, greetings from Germany!
Excellent video! Thanks for sharing. 👍
Great tutorial, you have a very easy going way with teaching. Thanks
great video. thanks Michael!
Thank you for the video! Worked absolutely perfect
Great tutorial, helped allot!
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Thank You, Michael, I have a Pavillion 23 and was ready to S**t Can it. Seen this video and now will upgrade it. Thanks for taking your time and making a video that can be followed without having to keep replaying it to understand Your process in this upgrade. even subscribed and have no idea what your channel is about. If it's in the same field as this video it will be an outstanding channel to follow. Again thank You brother for sharing your knowledge
this helps me a lot,thanks
Thanks for this video!! I have the same exact computer and it is super slow (slower than the one on this vid) i hope to do the same with the same results! Thanks!
Detail explanation. excellent..
my exact same model
i'm going to do this once i save up a bit of money
Very well done video that was easy to follow. These All in One PC's are a pain in the rear to work on. I won't buy another used one. Thanks. AAAAA+++++
Thank you so much, it help a lot
Great video thanks! Can you make how to make a cpu change tutorial on all in one desktop
Very helpful. Thank you!
Good video I’ve always used Samsung 860 evo and used Samsung magician
OMG Michael, just came here to say THANK YOU for this awesome video...I had taken over my wife's All-In-One HP, because it had become a dog! Slow-AF! I only used it to check email and could not believe how SLOOOOW this thing was...After watching your video, I hit Amazon, ordered a 1TB ADATA SSD ($95) and SATA to USB 3 cable ($7)...followed your steps to a T, and now this i7 Intel, 8 GB RAM and 1TB ADATA machine screams! It is so fast at boot, that by the time I count to 3, we are on the home screen! WOW! FREAKING AMAZING and quiet! I just re-launched Adobe Lightroom and editing photos on this 2013 machine, in 2021!!! Woot-Woot! Incredible! I may just order SO-DIMM and get this machine to 16 GB of RAM, thoughts?!
On ram just look up the model of the computer with max ram in the search and you should find if it can take 16gb
Thank you....great job 👍👍👍
I liked your video, very informative, thx
They make nylon prying tools! :)
Just changed out my hard drive using the same one in this video (I have the HP 23 q120 with 16GB RAM). First cloned old hard drive (had recently wiped it and reloaded everything, so it was problem-free) using Macrium Reflect 7. Hardest part was securing the smaller hard drive to the cage because I didn't have screws with a large enough head. Then I realized that I could simply used the same screw that held the original drive in the cage. Extremely easy process. Programs open up much more quickly now. Thanks so much, Michael, for this tutorial.
What type of RAM did you install in your PC bro?
@@zyrusfaulmino4521 I went to crucial.com and typed in my computer's information and it told me what RAM to purchase. I think I might've ultimately purchased the RAM from amazon, but I'm not 100% sure.
Wow, I have a HP touchsmart all-in-one. I'm gonna try and do this because my son wants to live stream while he's gaming. He says the computer is too slow. Thanks so much.
This would make the computer overall faster but I don't know that it would help gaming and streaming at the same time.
@@MichaelTheComputerGuy He'll be playing the game on his gaming laptop, but streaming from computer. I have no clue how that's done🤣. He says he knows how to do it. We just replaced my daughter's laptop screen because she cracked it. We were so proud of ourselves. We watched a youtube video on how to do it. Since that was so easy to do, we r gonna try and do this. Pray for us🤣🤣.
@@erikadavis4022 Ok that makes sense. The extra Ram should help with that. He's probably going to capture the audio and video from the laptop to the all in one through a hdmi to usb capture device.
@@MichaelTheComputerGuy wow, that's exactly what he said too.
Thank you so much!
thanks good video
i found an older HP AIO (600-1120) in someones trash a while back so i dragged it home - it was a heavy beast! I thought their might be some useful parts in it but when I plugged it in it booted up and worked. I was able to change the admin password so i could login and found it had a i3 processor and 4gb of ram. It probably belonged to a student because it has a 22" screen and a TV tuner built in, everything works fine and now i have to find someone who needs a computer and let them decide if they want to put in a SSD to speep it up.
Lol the video got me when it said it it slow. Nice video
excelente video, obrigado....(Brasil)
Thank you,
Nice video, you should have a Discord.
Good instructional video. thanks! What is the mechanism that you have to hold your phone camera on your head?
Search for phone head mount. I got mine on Amazon.
The Adata SU-800 series is a good choice. It has Micron memory and DRAM as well. The lower models don't have DRAM.
I find it rather silly that HP don't install a 2.5" mechanical HD. The 1TB to 2TB capacities cost about the same as the 3.5" versions nowadays. The computer would be a lot lighter from the get go and would have a smaller drive cage.
I CANT WAIT FOR THIS DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hi Micheal. I have the hp envy recline . I will upgrade ram and change to ssd as shown. One question , This model has the 16gb ssd card that works between the ram and hard drive to speed up common file recovery. Should I leave this in place or just remove it. If I remove it will it effect running. Regards from NZ
thank you
Nice tutorial. Thank you for that. I would recommend putting a soft towel down under the screen though... Would hate to have to pay to replace a scratched touch screen that large. Makes my skin crawl every time you rotate that screen against the desktop. I can hear the grit grinding on the screen.
I've since got a desk pad that has made people a lot more comfortable watching the newer videos. The table is torn up from years of use and it is so torn up because it is very soft. It never scratched anything I put on top of it. It took me a while to realize that just because I know it wasn't a problem it would still bother people to see because they would think it was a problem. So once I figured that out that it's not just my understanding that matters that I have to account for other peoples comfort I got the new desk pad.
Whew.. that disk boy! I could of made 3 websites by the time chrome finally loaded on that thing!
3M works great as well
Hi, i like your detailed videos. Do u have any video which shows how to upgrade wireless care from 2.4ghz to 5ghz?
2.4ghz vs 5ghz is more about distance vs speed. 2.4ghz goes farther and is better at going through walls, 5ghz can be faster but doesn't go as far or through walls as well. Whether you're computer can access a 5ghz wifi network depends on the wifi adapter in the computer. You can add a new wifi adapter through a USB port on the computer, desktop or laptop. Search for USB wifi adapter and you'll find them for sale. If you want internal wifi adapter look for pci half mini or ngff adapters or pci e wifi adapters if you have a desktop with a free pci e slot. The pci half mini and ngff adapters can go in desktops and laptops with available pci half mini or ngff slots. As you can see it's complicated. USB wifi adapters are the easiest to install and just about all can do 2.4ghz and 5ghz. Then there's wifi 5 vs wifi 6 and they have alternate names. Yep complicated.
Quick tip on determining if your hard drive is mechanical or Solid State - click in the search field to the right of the Start button and type "defrag" in the field and click "Open" under "Defragment and Optimize Drives". You won't actually defragment the drives, but it will show you if the drive(s) are solid state.
I hadn't thought of that. Just don't force a defrag on a SSD. It's not good for them.
@@MichaelTheComputerGuy Correct. Don’t run a defrag, just open the Defrag app to see if its an SSD or not. I believe this only works in Windows 8.1 or higher.
I have the same pc ho pavillion 20 Aio and i am planing to do the same upgrade i love my pc
please can you show us how upgrade the cpu of this very same all in one pc
Excellent! The SSD installation would work similarly to installing a 2,5" HD considering it is a little bit heavier? Tks.
I wouldn't recommend using a hard drive as your c drive. It would make the computer very much slower. If you need extra storage capacity in a computer like this I would recommend connecting a hard drive externally. With that said if you do need, for some reason, to put a 2.5" hard drive in the computer yes it would stay in place and be okay with this unusual mounting method. On the other hand why not just get a 3.5" hard drive so you can install it into the bracket normally?
@@MichaelTheComputerGuy Thanks for insight. I agree, intalling a 3.5" HD will be better in this case.
When you put the screw into the replacement drive..was it a self taping screw or did the new drive have a hole you used?
There are screw holes in the bottom and sides of the drives. It takes a fine threaded screw.
The proper solution for installing a 2.5" drive to a 3.5" caddy, would be an adapter. They are fairly cheap to get and would have been a better solution than one screw. Other than that, very informative video, thanks!
The problem with those adapters in a computer like this is that the connections don't align when you use an adapter.
@@MichaelTheComputerGuy while I can't speak for all adapters, there are adapters that would work. Here's a link to one such adapter. www.amazon.com/dp/B00AYJFXIQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_0QPQFb0W78952
I haven't tried a fixed adapter yet, but if for some reason a fixed adapter won't line up, and adjustable one will.
@@darkbarghest83 It wouldn't work because the data and power connectors would be misaligned.
@@darkbarghest83 Yeah, Michael the Computer Guy is right because that adapter is having the SSD sit in the middle of the adapter and in the video, you see the SSD needed to sit against the one side of the holder.
Glad I stumbled on your video, 8 have a old all in one sitting around getting dust, can I put a m.2 in instead of a SSD? Either way think can bring out of mothball and give to someone.
They might not have m.2 slots. m.2 didn't really take off until around 2019. If they have hard drives in them right now upgrading at a 2.5" SSD would be worth it.
@@MichaelTheComputerGuy thank you for the quick reply, I wasn't thinking a m.2 would work but best to ask, I will get a SSD and RAM and upgrade that, thank you
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Hi Michael, thank you for that video, I have one question. Where can I buy the item you're using to store the ram? Thanks!
This video is super. The one TB C drive is reduced to a quarter unfortunately.
excellent video, I have a hp pavilion all in one 23q015la. By mistake they erased the recovery, I would like to reset the pc to factory version but in hp they have not yet uploaded the recovery discs. Could you guide me where I can get the recovery outside of hp. thanks
Do a Google search for download windows 10 and you'll find a link on Microsoft's website to download windows 10 and install it onto a USB Flash drive. You can use that to reload windows 10. You do not need to buy another licence for windows 10.
Excellent video and very helpful thank you! I have a HP Pavilion 27-XA0011 I’d like to upgrade. I’ve been out of the PC tech scene for awhile and have never felt with SSD drives. Does it matter the type and size drive I purchase on amazon when it comes to SSD? Thanks
According to the specs that model HP has a m. 2 slots that will take an nvme solid state drive. Ideally that's what you would do install. That would allow you to install Windows on the new SSD and then keep the hard drive for extra storage.
Michael Cooper thank you for the quick reply. Would you be able to recommend one for purchase? Nothing smaller than 1TB. An amazon link would be great especially if you get anything from amazon if I purchase. Thanks!
This one is a great deal. amzn.to/2J633Dq
Hey whats up just watching your video, very good man. I have HP 19-3013w All-in-One Desktop PC with a 4gb memory and a 500gb hard drive, i want to upgrade the memory and the hard drive to a SSD what can I go with. Thanks.
Thanks, Michael. I plan to replace the failing 1TB HDD (w/ SATA interface, form factor 3.5) in my HP Pavilion all-in-one 23-q114 with a 512 GB SSD. What should be the specification of the SSD (form factor, size, location of the power and data connections, etc.) be to ensure good fit and compatibility with my computer? Because I will not be able to pre-install Windows on the SSD from the failing HDD, do you have a reference or a youtube video on how to install the operating system from a copy on a USB drive after installing the SSD? Thanks
Just get a 2.5" sata ssd. You can make it fit into the 3.5" spot.
The new, smaller SSD will be swimming in a huge bay of empty space, but you can use elec tape, velcro, or as Michael does in the video, an extra screw, to hold it firmly in place. Careful hot glue gun might even do it. Additionally, I think for 23q, it might help to see this video for how to open the case th-cam.com/video/k0Qlgdgg-xw/w-d-xo.html
After that you can freshly install Windows from a USB stick: th-cam.com/video/5rSSrl_PlNw/w-d-xo.html
what was the power cable? can I have a link to it possibly?
In the video you said you were thinking of adding another 8G memory stick. Do you know if that motherboard will let you have a mismatch between the two DIMM's ? (8+4)
Most computers can handle mixed capacity RAM sticks.
@@MichaelTheComputerGuy Okay thanks, but I was told with my all in one that the max RAM is 16G. Does that sound right?
@@briancamidge3230 That's likely correct. What is the model number of the computer?
I cringe every time he drags the monitor across the table. All I can visualize is scratched glass. Well done video. TY
Hello, I found your video to be very useful, I work from home as a freelancer and I use heavy programs like after effects, premiere pro, photoshop, etc. My computer works very slow and I am very frustrated about my situation I am tempting to do a Ram and SSD upgrade wich I don't know much about, can I follow this tutorial with my HP All In One Model 24-g211la ? Any tips would greatly appreciate it.
That computer has an A6 processor in it. It's not very fast and it will be a bottleneck. More RAM and a solid state drive would probably help but it would never be a very fast computer because of the limitations of the processor.
Good pro
Awesome video. I noticed you went from a 1TB HD to a 256 GB SSD? Why go down in storage size?
Because the client didn't need more than 256GB of space. Most people don't.
@@MichaelTheComputerGuy Ahh, I see. BTW, I did a replacement this weekend, and thanks to your helpful video it went 100% perfect the first time! Thanks very much!
Did you ever find a better way to secure the SSD? I have an HP Envy 23 model c110xt that posed a similar dilemma. I had purchased a Crucial SSD and it was just too thin and narrow/small for the original, old-school frame there to secure the HDD. I just snapped the drive in place and replaced the frame with no screw, in the hopes that the internal vibrations will not shake the drive loose. Your thoughts? Should I go back in there and see if there is a different way to secure it? Thanks
The way in the video worked. You can also use tape to place it.
Thx for this. I need to do this also. Why only a quarter TB SSD though?
Thats more space than they needed. Going with a smaller capacity saved money.
Does this mean you can actually upgade any AiO ? Also graphics card ? Or is it still better to buy a desktop if you're planning to upgrade once in a while ?
The graphics can't be upgraded. Cpu most times can't be upgraded in all in ones. Yes if you have space for it a desktop is best.
Was that buffered or unbuffered memory? I have the same computer with a failing drive. Might as well up grade the memory to.
I don't remember that.
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Are we not going to talk about how he used 2 different types of ram to upgrade? I've always thought that most likely wouldn't work. Is it different with sodimm ram?
It depends on the two sticks together if they are compatible or not, it may work.
You forgot to return the white cap cover on the bottom of the case when you returned the second screw cap cover before attaching the pc stand.
Service manual? I only read those after I screw up sir! Lolll
Works without cloning the disk? i mean put in a clear SSD with any installation of Windows, good vídeo!
In this video I do use a cloning software to transfer all of the data to the new drive. You could also just put in a blank SSD and reinstall Windows.
@@MichaelTheComputerGuy Thanks!
Thinking of putting a ssd caddy to this pc for extra ssd
Two questions do you think a beginner can do this and is it cheaper this way? I believe my all in one computer has the same specs. Debating if I should spend $700 for a new laptop or not 🤔
What CPU is in the computer?
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Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G3260T @ 2.90Hz
RAM : 4.00
@@PieceOfThePieWithTy I'd say it's worth spending the money. You can learn how to do it by watching this video and others on TH-cam.
Hi again. Also my hard drive has packed up so would like to change it to an ssd.. I noticed you replaced a 1tb HD for a 256gb one.. Was their a reason for that
Most people don't need more than a 256 gigabyte drive. They just don't have that many files they need to store. So why pay for a larger capacity? Occasionally I'll replace a 1 terabyte hard drive with a 1 terabyte SSD because the person needs that much space. I've recently done a few 1 terabyte hard drive to 2tb solid state drive upgrades because the person needed that extra space.
Untidy bench and no protection for the screen. Messy use of Reflect without full explanation. Using a screw to hold the SSD by friction could put much pressure on the drive and NAND inside whereas Velcro is a good solution for machines used indoors. OR one can use pieces of insulated wire to make a cradle through the holes in the caddy. This allows accurate placing and can also absorb shock if the machine is dropped.
Your mention of possibly using DDR4 RAM was wrong as the slots are specifically DDR3 and DDR4 would not fit. No anti-static precautions were taken when handling RAM.
However, your discovery of the bottom screws being retaining levers would have stumped a lot of people and your spudger use was a lesson in accurate care.
This tutorial will have helped very many people.
Michael, I have this same model. Could you tell me what I would need to replace hardware-wise if my touchscreen stopped working? I determined that it must be a hardware issue because I've tried everything from drivers to going into device manager to do various procedures and nothing seems to work. It shows as working, but it's not. It does not work in BIOS either. I've read that it could be a motherboard issue, but I don't want to waste the money if it's not that issue for sure. Thank you!
What's the full model number on your computer?
@@MichaelTheComputerGuy 23-q137c