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    Mystery RAM slot/ Acer Aspire 9300

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by koshoryukid, Aug 31, 2008.

  1. koshoryukid

    koshoryukid Newbie

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    I was opening up my Acer Aspire 9300 with the intention of removing the two 512MB RAM cards and replacing them with with two 1GB cards. In the process I opened another panel and found what appears to be a lone RAM slot, empty :eek: . What would this mystery slot be for? :confused:
     
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  2. Andy

    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    Did you find the two main memory slots ?

    Under which panel did you find the vacant slot ?
     
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  3. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    if the mystery slot matches what a memory card looks like, than that means that the 512mb of memory your system has, is on a single 512mb slot somewhere else on the laptop, or it has 512mb of memory built on the motherboard.

    K-TRON
     
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  4. Sgt. Hollywood

    Sgt. Hollywood Notebook Evangelist

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    Upside down with the battery on the top.

    The compartment closest to the battery is the mini pci card bay. The one at the lower right is the pci express mini card bay. The compartment to the right of that one is the memory bay.
     
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  5. The Intimidator

    The Intimidator Notebook Enthusiast

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    Take a picture of this mystery slot may help someone id it.
     
    The Intimidator, Sep 1, 2008
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