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    Upgrade RAM in Aspire 5002

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by nandu81, Dec 29, 2007.

  1. nandu81

    nandu81 Newbie

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    Hi Guys,

    I have an Acer Aspire 5002 with 256 MB DDR1 Ram (333Mhz).

    I recently bought a 1GB DDR1 Ram (PC3200-400 Mhz), since I could not get my hands on a 333Mhz.

    But my laptop does not seem to recongnize the new RAM once I plug it in the additional slot.

    Can someone out there help me out in this. THANKS. :confused:
     
    nandu81, Dec 29, 2007
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  2. Incursis

    Incursis Notebook Evangelist

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    Does the laptop boot at all with the 1GB installed? What exactly happens? Can you get into the BIOS and check how much RAM is installed?

    I had this exact machine and I had no problems adding 1GB of RAM.

    Also can you check which BIOS version you are running. I may remember seeing a BIOS update that fixes issues when adding 1GB of RAM to the Aspire 5002.
     
    Incursis, Dec 29, 2007
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  3. nandu81

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    I am not sure if the computer boots, cause the Screen is blank but the hard disk seems to be running and since the screen is blank I am not able to access the BIOS.

    And, What is the BIOS Update version i will need to install???

    Thanks.
     
    nandu81, Dec 30, 2007
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