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Moderate
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3
Time Required
1 - 5 minutes
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- Memory
- 3 steps
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Step 1
Revealing the memory panel
- Flip the laptop on it’s back, so that the bottom is facing up.
Flip the laptop on it’s back, so that the bottom is facing up.
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Step 2
Screw Removal
- Loosen the single Phillips #1 screw.
- This screw is attached to the panel and cannot be removed.
Loosen the single Phillips #1 screw.
This screw is attached to the panel and cannot be removed.
Step 3
Replacing the RAM
- Push the highlighted pin outward until the RAM pops slightly out of its socket.
- Place the new chip in at a slight angle, and push it in and downward until little or none of the gold contacts are visible.
- Not seating the new DIMMs correctly could cause the device to refuse to POST.
Push the highlighted pin outward until the RAM pops slightly out of its socket.
Place the new chip in at a slight angle, and push it in and downward until little or none of the gold contacts are visible.
Not seating the new DIMMs correctly could cause the device to refuse to POST.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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