Its not any more difficult, just alot more screws and messing about, to complete the task.

Matrix

I don't game on my laptop but for the work I do I'd say fan come on briefly a few times a day. I'm curious, Why would you need to change thermal paste? Do you change it just to be safe, or is it a strict recommendation?

@@harry-cee it dries out and loses effectiveness every year or two . . . not a huge deal but replacing it will reduce heat/noise and prolong the lifespan

I spoke directly with sell support to get my parts

Any SSD 2280/2230 will work. For RAM (DDR5), choose any non-XMP. Maximum RAM 2x16GB based on the manual.

same question

I have checked the dell website and it says that Dell g15 5520 is compatible with their 6 cell 86wh battery so i think it will work.

I have the same doubt

Yeah, actually, if the keyboard of the newer gen g15 is compatible with this one, then it is possible to change it, as the intel 13th gen g15 has 4 zone RGB keyboard

Laptop support only 32 gb (16x2)

Yes, I have done that.

No, it seems that for the other side the pins are missing. Even if you put the pins - the BIOS does not give an option for a second SSD.

@@pavfrang I think it is possible. but you need to resolder, swap one capacitor, one diode, and a couple of micron-sized resistors on the motherboard. and solder the nvme slot. see how it is soldered on the motherboard for alienware M15 R7.

even if you did that the BIOS does not give the option for a 2nd slot at all @@EdijsBafs

​@@pavfrang have you tried this?. I remember that if I removed all the SSD drives, then there were no options for SSD drives in the BIOS. No, the option itself was on the side of the panel, but the other options inside didn’t seem to indicate any SSDs. If you installed one SD drive, the option in the BIOS appeared for an SSD drive. For one. although you can install two sd on this laptop. Two SSD slots on the board are soldered. I'm writing about alienware M15 R 7.

@@pavfrang I'll tell you another story. I bought this alienware a month back on ebay, with a 3070 video card. processor 12700. I decided to immediately buy an upgrade board for this laptop, because I saw a board at a good price that was written for such a laptop, but with a 12900 processor. I received this laptop and board. but there were big problems on the laptop. The rear USB and video card 3070 were not working. So I postponed the option of upgrading the laptop and returned the laptop back to the seller. Now I ordered, bought the rest of the parts, and am assembling the laptop in parts. I checked the board, everything works. This board also has only one SD connector. Therefore, before sending the laptop back to Alienware, I compared where the difference is for the SSD, and found a couple of small parts missing. I recorded all this, took pictures, and soon I’m thinking of installing a second SD connector. It’s a small strange thing that on the Dell website my new motherboard was identified as G 16 7620, but in the BIOS, after the update, I see the inscription G 15 5520. processor i9 12900 on board. and it turns out that for this board, they write a laptop, the warranty is full, the most complete, until April 2027. I registered all this in my name. I bought the board there on ebay, they said it was new, the packaging had just been opened. I uploaded the BIOS video from the new board to the gpuz techpowerup website. There has never been such a BIOS on that site. 150 watts. for 3070 ti. 94.04.7F.40.D4

I've had no issues with it. Why is it pos?

@@TRATAL82 boot up is slow. One time it wouldn’t even boot up had to remove battery and reconnect. Big hassle to do so on top of tht I had Just got it two weeks prior so it was a brand new pos still

​@@binodajuan4342 What are you on about? Boot up is slow, So you concluded thats down to the hardware? Regardless, how many times a day do you boot this laptop? I run Arch and I haven't restarted in about a month. Best Non-Apple laptop I've had.

@@harry-cee it wasn’t even shut down it was just slow to wake from sleep. And the hardware is alright software is the issue if boot up is slow and it wouldn’t even boot up once so hardware is shit too i dont know what to tell you. It’s also a heavy POS I hate dell

@@harry-cee apple is also trash 🚮

Yes, I have upgraded it from 512 MB (2230) to 2 TB (2280). You need to be careful to remove the base metal support first.

​@@pavfrangcan I add gen 4 ssd to G15 5520 i5 12500H RTX 3050

yes, it uses gen 4 SSDs @@frostcrop7282

I damaged a pin on ssd slot while trying to remove the bracket its very difficult to remove . luckly its working @@pavfrang

@@frostcrop7282 I think so. Only without a special driver in the BIOS select the desired option, UEFI. I had an alienware laptop, with the same motherboard as the 5520. a 4th generation nvme ssd was installed there. Only there it was connected in the BIOS as Intel Optane. For such an installation, before installing the Windows system, you need to download a driver for this configuration. but if in the BIOS you select the mode not Intel Optan, but UEFI or AHCI, then a special driver is not required.

Também reparei isso!

Será q é?

it's the rj45 and p2 bus, mostly a pci, thus alike a m2 compatible connector, if not compatible, but you'd have to give up either it or the 2 usb ports. Unfortunatelly, it looks like they left it out on purpose, since it even have threads the size of a ssd, just lack the connector.

@@trailblazer_ss I see , thank you

@@ermanek thank you

Just bought Crucials 2x16.

Crucial or HyperX 32 is only necessary for high end gaming on ryzen cards

@@mohamedfawzy6387 No you would most likely fry the RAM and/or the motherboard. DDR4 and DDR5 have different pin and electrical specifications.

Any brand DDR5, WITHOUT XMP. Initially I had bought some Kingston RAMs, but they supported XMP - so they could not be seen from the board. I bought some Crucial RAMs and they work like a charm.

Same question bro but no one is answering😢

I think you should do something with the BIOS too, because only 1 SSD slot is shown (even without drive).

You cannot.

I think it is possible. but you need to resolder, swap one capacitor, one diode, and a couple of micron-sized resistors on the motherboard. and solder the nvme slot. see how it is soldered on the motherboard for alienware M15 R7.

@@syedshehabhyderzaidi8390 I think it is possible. but you need to resolder, swap one capacitor, one diode, and a couple of micron-sized resistors on the motherboard. and solder the nvme slot. see how it is soldered on the motherboard for alienware M15 R7.

no you do not need to remove the battery.

Technically you can

32

Eh visto en otros videos que llega a aguantar hasta 64gb

Can you make a tutorial on how to overclock?

My 5520 recognizes 64GB

@@oneleggedwillie what memory sticks did you install? and does everything work correctly? and the system can see all 64 GB?

Is it alive

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1 btw

There are no pins for the 2nd candidate slot. But even if you put the pins, the BIOS shows only 1 slot, so .... 1.

Anything upto 2TB max it says in the manual any Gen 3 or gen 4 drives

I have bought a 2 TB (2280) Kingston and it works great.

Both

2280

I have changed the 2230 to 2280 - because only the latter supported 2 TB. It works like a charm.

@@pavfrang Did you have to buy a new bracket for it?

@@ytalosantos7030 no need for new bracket. You can reuse the existing one.

No battery man

Es M2.2230 pero tu puedo lo remplazar con uno SSD M2 2280.

32 GB max (2x16)

probably for noise dissipation, the fans are blowing in the opposite direction

@Jake . . so it's mean cooling pad are not going to work with this laptop?

Because it's a gaming laptop with two GPUs

@@harry-cee two gpus? which teardown were you watching?

Gaming doesn't last long. The power draws are alot for a mobile battery. You also might need to replace it if it's a few years old. Really easy with this model.

@@NymbusCumulo928 Intel Iris XE & Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GPUs. I've them driving 2 external Quad HD monitors.

@@NymbusCumulo928 Exactly. Power consumption is a no factor for me as I effectively use it as a Work PC, But I am glad that it is a laptop if I have to carry it to work.

I have Samsung original memory modules for the same laptop.

was wondering too, and no there's no connections

Potentially, but why tf would you need that much RAM?

32 gb with 2x16

i seen a review on amazon where the guy confirmed installing 64gb ram. i bought 32gb stick and installed it with one of the original 8gb and running 40gb for now, until i get the 2nd 32gb stick

@@mhDuke thinking doing the same thing. might pick up just 1 x 32gb for now and see how it runs. I find that 16GB is like the BARE minimum these days. all the new programs and stuff are such resource hogs. I stripped my Dell 5521 SE and installed windows fresh. Even after basic Alienware CC and Dell Support Assistant, and a few other basic windows services, almost 50% of my 16GB are in use during normal operation.

@@HypnoticDarkmoon true, currently on 40GB ram, once booted, I have 32GB available.

Hey there! I'm curious about the potential impact of installing 64 GB of RAM in my Dell G15 5520 laptop. Has anyone tried it, and what were the results? Did it work smoothly, or did it lead to any issues? I'm thinking of upgrading my laptop's RAM, and I'd love to hear about your experiences and recommendations. Thanks in advance for sharing your insights!

@@menanagy7617 on my laptops Dell G 16 7620, also known as G 15 5520 according to BIOS, Intel I9-1290 rtx 3070 ti, the motherboard is identical to G 15 5520, and Alienware M 15 R 7, also known as M 17 R 5, they work on these two laptops memory sticks 64 GB, 4800 MHz. although the memory sticks are 5200 MHz. no problems at all. everything works fine.