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    How to replace RAM?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by terminus123, Sep 8, 2011.

  1. terminus123

    terminus123 Notebook Deity

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    So I was wondering, what are the exact procedures in replacing RAM and setting it at correct clock speeds? (in may case 1600MHz). Never done it with notebooks and I don't want to reset anything already on my PC. I'm upgrading to Kingston HyperX Plug and Play.

    I turn it off, unplug the adapter, and take of the battery.

    I know how to open the bottom panel.

    Then I ground myself by touching something metal first.

    Then I take out the 2 so dims by pressing the 2 latches????

    And insert the 2 new RAM.

    Then I set it to XMP somehow????
     
    terminus123, Sep 8, 2011
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  2. Valentin N

    Valentin N Notebook Evangelist

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    yepp :)

    Write on youtube replace ram or similar.
     
    Valentin N, Sep 8, 2011
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  3. anseio

    anseio All ways are my ways.

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    Pretty much...

    out with the old, in with the new. So long as they're the right parts, you won't need to do anything other than the changing of the hardware.
     
    anseio, Sep 8, 2011
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  4. livagoth

    livagoth Notebook Enthusiast

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    Same procedure as in desktops, just first you have to usually open the bottom cover.
     
    livagoth, Sep 8, 2011
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  5. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Make sure your machine is powered off (you wouldn't believe how many people don't do this), you discharge the ESD and find the RAM cover (or if it has the DIMM slots underneath the keyboard), and replace the RAM. Make sure Windows boots up without BSOD and run a few passes of Memtest.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Sep 8, 2011
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  6. newsposter

    newsposter Notebook Virtuoso

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    Before spending too much money and time on the project it might be worthwhile to verify that the memory you're going to use can have its SPD data messed with and if the machine directly supports XMP or that an XMP-capable SPD tool will run on your machine.

    Otherwise the best memory speeds you're going to get is what the laptop hardware/bios allow OOB. 'Fast' ram will get downclocked as necessary by the machine but 'slow' ram will never get upclocked unless the machine and the ram in question both support the use of XMP/SPD tools.
     
    newsposter, Sep 8, 2011
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  7. livagoth

    livagoth Notebook Enthusiast

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    That's what I call real-time RAM upgrade :D
     
    livagoth, Sep 11, 2011
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  8. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Or a new motherboard/machine. I've probably had to tell the bad news to over 20+ people in 2.5+ years I have worked at my current job.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Sep 11, 2011
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  9. hockeymass

    hockeymass that one guy

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    I thought my dv6 was off before I swapped the memory, but it was sleeping. Imagine my surprise upon booting it and being greeted by a fatal memory error. Everything was just fine, though.
     
    hockeymass, Sep 11, 2011
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