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I have a 3 year old laptop that only has 25GBs of memory. I want to increase the memory, but I'm not sure how to go about it. I know you can buy sticks of memory, some of them are 1GB, but how would I install it on my laptop? I've been told that you shouldn't open a laptop because, unlike a desktop, it can be damaged. Also, how much of an increase could my laptop handle and about how much does memory cost? Messing with the memory of a computer is something I'm completely ignorant about so any help, advice or tips would be greatly appreciated.
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Most Laptops have a compartment underneath which houses the memory modules. To check what memory you need got to CRUCIAL and run the Memory System Scanner tool:
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This is the official Dell 1GB memory module for your laptop. The price is steepy - try crucial.com.
Changing the memory module is relatively easy. This is how you do it. As always read the Precautions first.
i_XpUser
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"I have a 3 year old laptop that only has 25GBs of memory"
25GB would be the hard drive space, not the memory. Judging from what you listed for CPU/RAM, you have 256MB memory.
You can't beat this deal on 1GB PC2700 200-pin SODIMM:
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I think we need to know what you want to install. Is it memory (RAM) or is it a larger hard disk? Although the HD is a kind of "memory" it is not usually referred to as that.
DerekW
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It's the hard disk I'm trying to increase, but I guess RAM wouldn't hurt either.
Thanks for all the replies!
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(Talking to self) ... A lesson for me - never again answer posts/threads/responses thats not well written with clarity & to the point ...
i_XpUser
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Fine, then the increase in RAM has already been covered in posts 1 to 3. It's a case of changing/adding memory sticks.
As for the HD then if you replace it with a larger one you will need to clone the existing HD onto the new one. Alternatively you can add an additional HD if there is space/facility. 25GB isn't too bad so it depends what you want to do on the machine.
As for the access and physical details I must leave that to other because I'm more familiar with PC's than laptops.
DerekW
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why not just buy an external hard drive that you can hook up to your usb port?
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XpUser,
You're not alone. Geez, that's funny! :)
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