Upgrading parts (RAM) in laptop

alexb618 · 12th August 2008, 3:07 PM

i have a toshiba a100 and wouldnt mind putting more ram in it... currently has 1gb in it (never been opened as far as i know)

any tips for opening it all up myself? have only ever dealt with desktops - is it the same sort of situation, ie open up the case and just clip a new one in?

same question for new/larger HDD... have done this a million times with desktops but i have 'the fear' of laptops...

Pugs · 12th August 2008, 3:14 PM

usually the HD are on a caddy and on the edge of a note book, i know this is fact for my partners Viao unsure of your product but doing an online search for that models service manual may help...

as for ram same deal it maybe easy to find..or it may be in a wierd location....

cbjaust · 12th August 2008, 5:30 PM

TIP: small philips head screwdriver.

the underside has a cover you can remove to get access to the toe sodimm slots which will support modules up to 1GB each as far as I can tell.

Also underneath is the hard disk cover which is on the left toward the front.

If you are going to shove in a new HDD and install a fresh copy of your OS make sure you grab all the drivers you need first; laptops usually need a few more drivers than the average desktop.

A100

Cheers

Shinanigans · 12th August 2008, 5:39 PM

http://www.fastrackcomputing.net/for...read.php?t=683

Found this looking for images of the back of the A100.

The trickiest thing is actually putting the sticks in. They need to go in on like a 70 degree angle. So you line it up, lie it down as much as you can, push it in, then lay it down flat. It'll make sense once you see it in front of you

alexb618 · 12th August 2008, 9:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shinanigans

http://www.fastrackcomputing.net/for...read.php?t=683

Found this looking for images of the back of the A100.

The trickiest thing is actually putting the sticks in. They need to go in on like a 70 degree angle. So you line it up, lie it down as much as you can, push it in, then lay it down flat. It'll make sense once you see it in front of you

cool - thanks everyone for the tips

Maz · 13th August 2008, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shinanigans

The trickiest thing is actually putting the sticks in. They need to go in on like a 70 degree angle. So you line it up, lie it down as much as you can, push it in, then lay it down flat. It'll make sense once you see it in front of you

Heh i gave up trying to install my Sodimm

Thought i was doing something wrong trying to push it in hard at an angle

alexb618 · 14th August 2008, 5:58 PM

undid one screw

pushed the ram holder thing, it clicks and pops up at 45 degrees

removed old ram, replaced with new

click down

screwed screw in

switch on computer, all done

took literally 2 minutes - incredible.

arrow224 · 15th August 2008, 8:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexb618

undid one screw

pushed the ram holder thing, it clicks and pops up at 45 degrees

removed old ram, replaced with new

click down

screwed screw in

switch on computer, all done

took literally 2 minutes - incredible.

It is literally this easy. Do this regularly for customers buying laptops with only 1GB RAM in them. Even do it on the counter in front of them.

12th August 2008, 3:07 PM	#1
alexb618 Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: adelaide Posts: 4,719	Upgrading parts (RAM) in laptop i have a toshiba a100 and wouldnt mind putting more ram in it... currently has 1gb in it (never been opened as far as i know) any tips for opening it all up myself? have only ever dealt with desktops - is it the same sort of situation, ie open up the case and just clip a new one in? same question for new/larger HDD... have done this a million times with desktops but i have 'the fear' of laptops... __________________ information is not knowledge

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Pugs Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Glenunga, SA Posts: 3,695	usually the HD are on a caddy and on the edge of a note book, i know this is fact for my partners Viao unsure of your product but doing an online search for that models service manual may help... as for ram same deal it maybe easy to find..or it may be in a wierd location.... __________________ PC Gamer , PC/ Networking Geek, Licenced Cabler , Sci Fi Junkie. No I didn't get that thing you sent me..... Jesus was a Chippie, I'm a data cabler..make sense ??? "I don't just have tickets on myself, I have a whole booklet of tickets on myself" My PCDB Last edited by Pugs; 12th August 2008 at 3:16 PM.

12th August 2008, 5:30 PM	#3
cbjaust Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Melbourne Posts: 545	TIP: small philips head screwdriver. the underside has a cover you can remove to get access to the toe sodimm slots which will support modules up to 1GB each as far as I can tell. Also underneath is the hard disk cover which is on the left toward the front. If you are going to shove in a new HDD and install a fresh copy of your OS make sure you grab all the drivers you need first; laptops usually need a few more drivers than the average desktop. A100 Cheers __________________ MAIN AMD Phenom II X4 940 @ 3.5GHz \| DFI DK 790FXB-M2RSH \| 4GB G.Skill PC8800 PI \| Radeon 4870 1GB OC SON'S AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ @ 3.2GHz \| Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe \| 4GB Team Xtreem Dark PC8500 \| Radeon 4850 OC SERVER AMD Opteron170 @ 2.75GHz\| DFI Lanparty UT NF4 SLI-D \| TwinX2048-3500LLPRO \| 7300 LE TESTING AMD Athlon XP-M \| Abit NF7-S \| 1GB OCZ EL PC-3200 Platinum Rev2 \| X1950 Pro 512MB Last edited by cbjaust; 12th August 2008 at 5:36 PM.

12th August 2008, 5:39 PM	#4
Shinanigans Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 4,463	http://www.fastrackcomputing.net/for...read.php?t=683 Found this looking for images of the back of the A100. The trickiest thing is actually putting the sticks in. They need to go in on like a 70 degree angle. So you line it up, lie it down as much as you can, push it in, then lay it down flat. It'll make sense once you see it in front of you __________________ Q9550 @ 3.6GHz w/Tuniq 120 :: EP45-DS3 :: 4GB Tracers @ 850CL5 :: XFX GTX285 Black :: Antec P182 w/HX620 :: X-Fi XtremeGamer :: Samsung 245B+ :: OCZ 60GB SSD/WD640+750GB Win7 Performance \| 4870CF Performcance \| P182 vs 900

14th August 2008, 5:58 PM	#7
alexb618 Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: adelaide Posts: 4,719	undid one screw pushed the ram holder thing, it clicks and pops up at 45 degrees removed old ram, replaced with new click down screwed screw in switch on computer, all done took literally 2 minutes - incredible. __________________ information is not knowledge