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Difficulty

Easy

Steps

5

Time Required

                          5 - 10 minutes

Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 1 step
  • RAM Shield
  • 2 steps
  • RAM
  • 2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Use your fingers to push both battery release tabs away from the battery, and lift the battery out of the computer.

Use your fingers to push both battery release tabs away from the battery, and lift the battery out of the computer.

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Step 2

              RAM Shield
  • Remove the three identical Phillips screws from the memory door.

Remove the three identical Phillips screws from the memory door.

Step 3

  • Lift the memory door up enough to get a grip on it, and slide it toward you, pulling it away from the casing.

Lift the memory door up enough to get a grip on it, and slide it toward you, pulling it away from the casing.

Step 4

              RAM
  • Release the tabs on each side of the RAM chip at the same time. These tabs lock the chip in place and releasing them will cause the chip to “pop” up.

Release the tabs on each side of the RAM chip at the same time. These tabs lock the chip in place and releasing them will cause the chip to “pop” up.

Step 5

  • Pull the chip directly out from its connector.
  • If there are two RAM chips installed, repeat the above procedure for the second chip.

Pull the chip directly out from its connector.

If there are two RAM chips installed, repeat the above procedure for the second chip.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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reb - Jun 5, 2017

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I just used this guide to add a 4 GB chip to my MBP. Easy peasy. I have a 6 GB MBP. Seems way faster, but could be wishful thinking. But for less than a hundred bucks its not a wasted experiment.