Acer Aspire V 15 V3-572-596L memory upgrade

Hi,

I have looked online and in other websites but I haven't really found a solution. There are no manuals though I can find manuals for the older model. I noticed there was a discussion about it in this forum so made this thread.

This question may seem really stupid and if it does I apologise beforehand. I have in my time opened a few laptops but always been a desktop pc guy. This is a new laptop I purchased a few days ago. It has 8GB of RAM already installed and I wanted to check if I could add 4 more or see the possibility of upgrading the RAM. As it is a new design, replacing the RAM seems to be more tricky. I took all the screws off the back, I opened the back cover and removed the ribbon cables. I could not find the RAM , I don't know whether it is hidden underneath or soldered on. It was late at night and I was annoyed so I put it back together.

I know you might be thinking installing RAM is a piece of cake, it should be as the other laptops have all had a dedicated back cover clearly indicating location of HDD and RAM.

I have attached some images I hope the clever bunch here can offer me some assistance or slap me in the face with some sense.

At the moment I am happy with 8GB and if it is a hassle then I will leave it be. To be honest I could have used a software to check if there was any empty memory banks.

Laptop details:

Acer Aspire V 15 V3-572-596L
Model: Z5WAH


Thanks

Images

https://www.dropbox.com/s/forfuskvp56ewiw/20141224_234549.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/mjq3vc0z6rycxh9/20141224_234307.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/e61xh4pqq4te644/20141224_230001.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/catnla4v4bcuyw0/20141224_225943.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ee0n8caf2gl6p88/20141224_225935 (1).jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/q2l1viylly96u9f/20141224_225926.jpg?dl=0

 

Underneath, should have gone that one step further ( V3-572G); welcome to the wonderful world of build-once-use-two-years-throw-away laptop design. This has nothing to do with being "new", you see this a lot with budget/low-end Toshiba/HP's and the like. This Acer is actually quite decent, so an unfortunately chosen design it is.

Yes, that first.

 

Hi,

Thank you for you reply. It is much appreciated... I looked at the image you have posted but it is a totally different model. Which screws would I need to open to access with one? Also, which software would you recommend to check if there is an empty memory bank? I used to use PC Wizard. My understanding is that there won't be any free memory banks as laptops mainly have 2 so I am guessing 2 x 4GB

 

There's a lot of revisions in such models, but the basic layout is the same. Flip it in your mind; notice the triangular cpu bracket, usb ports and battery connector:

Spoiler: Acer Aspire V3-572G, top vs. bottom

How to get there ... well, don't know this model, but usually entails lifting out the mainboard. A more upgrade-minded design would have you remove the bottom cover only (most common) or, alternatively, lift out the power bar and keyboard to gain access. However, think yours is one of those disconnect-everything-attached-to-mainboard-lift-out-of-bottom-casing-and-flipover designs ... in a nutshell. Don't pin me on this, though, just my general experience ...

Check HWiNFO for the banks, many others like it, but this one's quite exhaustive:

Spoiler: HWiNFO, memory banks