Upgrading laptop memory.

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Hello guys I have a new HP Probook 455 g1:
CPU: AMD Quad-Core A8-4500M 1.90GHz/2.8GHz
RAM: 4GB DDR3 1600Mhz
GPU: AMD MOBILITY™ Radeon® HD 8750M 2GB DDR3 + HD7640g(integrated) using dual graphics.
-32 bit win7 ultimate

I bought this laptop before few months but it wasnt as good as i thought. Those 4 gb of ram are actually 2gb because the integrated video is using 2gb of my ram and its unfixable. I posted threads here about this and tried to find a solution but there isnt so I want to upgrade my ram now but I dont know what type of ram I have to buy and how to place it. Can you tell me which site is the best for purchasing ram?
Thanks in advance :)


 
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OMG, they dedicated a fixed amount of 2GB to onboard VGA? Can you disable the onboard graphics in BIOS altogether and use only the discrete one? Is there an option in BIOS to change the amount of memory your onboard graphics uses?

If you cant do any of this... here is what you can do.

Your laptop supports DDR3L SDRAM, 1600 MHz, two slots (dual channel SODIMMs up to 16 GB total).

This means that your best bet is to purchase 1x DDR3 SODIMM 1600MHz of 4GB and install it to the free slot. But the best thing to do would be to first run CPU-Z and read the tab on the memory and its timings and manufacturer - the best thing would be if you can find that exact type of memory, same manufacturer. If you can't, well... at least you should get...
OMG, they dedicated a fixed amount of 2GB to onboard VGA? Can you disable the onboard graphics in BIOS altogether and use only the discrete one? Is there an option in BIOS to change the amount of memory your onboard graphics uses?

If you cant do any of this... here is what you can do.

Your laptop supports DDR3L SDRAM, 1600 MHz, two slots (dual channel SODIMMs up to 16 GB total).

This means that your best bet is to purchase 1x DDR3 SODIMM 1600MHz of 4GB and install it to the free slot. But the best thing to do would be to first run CPU-Z and read the tab on the memory and its timings and manufacturer - the best thing would be if you can find that exact type of memory, same manufacturer. If you can't, well... at least you should get the one with same CAS timing if possible.
 
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HSGPORT

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When I first saw my BIOS it was really strange to me because I could use mouse and the features in it are really limited, like there is no Advanced tab or chipset control or those kind of things.