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PC Repair - How To Properly
Install RAM To Your Laptop

Click Photo To See RAM Installation Video

Your Laptop is indeed your companion, especially when you're on the go.
We often take both our laptops on vacation, in town to catch up on some
work. And boosting your knowledge of your laptop with go a long long
way in saving you money by repairing it yourself.

As laptops get faster and fast, with more technology being thrown in just
about every month, you'll want to know how to perform certain upgrades
to keep your laptop running smoothly and performing at its peek.

There are two basic upgrade procedures you should do to speedup your
computer and boost its performance. When you want faster graphics,
faster gaming ability, and faster performance, upgrading your Laptop's
System RAM or Ramdom Access Memory is a must.

Installing memory is one of the easiest tasks.Take the time to first be sure you have the right RAM for your computer.If you're in doubt take it back to the place of purchase and be sure you have the right RAM.After being certain you have the right RAM, you're ready to open the system unit and begin.But first, you need to remove static electricity.

Remove static electricity before you remove the new memory from its protective wrap.Its best to purchase a Wrist Strap if you plan on working in your PC often. But if not, you can simply touch a door knob or your computer's metal case to remove the static electricity. To install your new Ram,perform the following.

Check to see if you have ample light.You may want to have a container to place small screws in.The system unit cover may have small screws and you don't want to lose them.

After you have plenty of work space and ample lighting, prepare your mind as well.Make this and every other adventure of working on your computer educational and fun.To Remove old RAM or Install new RAM properly,
carefully follow these procedures.

First Turn Off the Laptop and remove the Battery, normaly located on the
bottom of the computer

Second Turn the Laptop over and locate the RAM compartment. Some
Laptops Memory Module Compartments may be located in another
area. Check your owner's manual to be certain.

Third Remove any and all ESD or Electrical Static Charge from your body
and clothes so no damage to the chips can occur. Use a screwdriver to
remove the RAM compartment cover.

Fourth Study the Memory Modules for a minute to understand how they
are installed so you won't forget how to add the upgraded modules.Grasp
the clip holding the old Module in place and push it up.

Grasp the module and carefully lift it up and out of the socket. Notice the
indent in the module. This allow the module to be installed in only one way.

Fifth Remove the new RAM from its protective wrap and study it to be
sure it is not damaged. Place the module in the empty socket, carefully
press down and allow the clips to click in place.

Sixth Replace the Memory cover, and Battery.Reboot the computer and the operating system should recognize your new or added memory without any problem.

Its that easy when it comes to installing new or more memory.Read your computer's manual first to find out what type of ram memory you have and what is needed for upgrades.

Take time to Visit the Kingstom Memory site above and use their memory configurator to find out the memory you need to upgrade your computer.

And go ahead and enjoy the faster speed you should experience once your new memory is installed.Don't forget to run scandisk,defragment,and disk cleanup to clean your hard drive of extra space.

Otis F. Cooper
Softsale Software
5550 Pickering Ct.
Colorado Springs,Co 80911
allaboutpc@juno.com
http://www.ultimatepcrepair.com
719-390-6935

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