Re: Computer Advice: RAM upgrade
 

Underneath the laptop should be some panels with little screws if you take one off you should see the memory slots.

The memory will only fit in one way and will not need much effort to seat it correctly.

Ch00

Re: Computer Advice: RAM upgrade
 

Might be :D You're looking for a panel that appears to be fixed underneath with 1-3 (maybe 4) screws. Not the ones that are sunk quite deep round the edges. The only other panels there might be would be for the hard drive and possibly the inbuilt wireless thingy, just take doors off and look for the one that's already got something that looks like a memory stick in it :D (they're about a third the length of regular PC memory sticks, so about an inch and a half)

Re: Computer Advice: RAM upgrade
 

Hey! I brought your SV of you, i swear

It seems i could be venturing into my first hardware modification of my trusty toshiba.

What if it dosnt work? how does my laptop know its there? do I have to install software?

Tell me when to stop asking stupid questions :D and thankyou everyone for your advice so far :smt045

Matt

Re: Computer Advice: RAM upgrade
 

Gotcha. I think theres only one panel anyway, the one i said about :cool:

Matt

Re: Computer Advice: RAM upgrade
 

You did buy my SV off me. Hope its all going well !!!

Re: Computer Advice: RAM upgrade
 

Nope you won't need software.

If it don't work first off try taking out the original 256mb stick and slapping the new 1gb stick in the slot the 256 came out of. Sometimes they don't like non-matched pairs.

If that don't work then you got the wrong part and it's time to give Crucial a ring :D

EDIT: "How does my laptop know it's there?" It just does :D The BIOS *might* say something like "new memory found, save config?" and take you into the bios setup screen, if it does that you just need to select the "save changes and exit button". But it probably won't do anything, it'll just work.

EDIT 2: Oh, just in case. Make sure computer is shut down first eh? Just to be doubly safe I'd say take the battery out as well, but that might be a tad over-cautious.

Re: Computer Advice: RAM upgrade
 

It is! Although it didnt like starting when i stalled it the other week, think thre is a prob with rectifier. I have added a wobble inducing topbox, great fun! Is the V-strom to your liking?

Matt

Re: Computer Advice: RAM upgrade
 

The v-strom is very good, loads of fun and doesnt hurt my back or wrists and powered by the save 650 engine as the rest of the bikes.

Ch00

Re: Computer Advice: RAM upgrade
 

some laptops have the memory under the keyboard too

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Can I also ask a RAM q?

I have just stuck 1gb of ECC RAM in a computer that doesnt support ECC, allegedly. It doesnt need pairs in slots.

I wasnt expecting it to work but windows says I have 1.25b RAM on system hardware. I think the processor has previously been swapped ou.

Should this not work or does it sometiems work? Am I up for trouble ahead??