Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

7

Time Required

                          5 - 10 minutes

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              RAM
  • Turn off your laptop.
  • Unplug your power adapter.
  • Close your laptop.

Turn off your laptop.

Unplug your power adapter.

Close your laptop.

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Step 2

  • Turn your laptop 180 degrees.
  • Insert a safety pin in the “Reset EC” slot.
  • There is potential hardware damage to the laptop if “Reset EC” not performed.
  • A safety pin has small enough diameter to fit into the “Reset EC” to perform this step.

Turn your laptop 180 degrees.

Insert a safety pin in the “Reset EC” slot.

There is potential hardware damage to the laptop if “Reset EC” not performed.

A safety pin has small enough diameter to fit into the “Reset EC” to perform this step.

Step 3

  • Remove eleven 1 mm screws using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Remove eleven 1 mm screws using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Step 4

  • Turn your laptop vertically, so the monitor base is facing up.
  • Insert the plastic card above the back cover plate along the spine and slide it through the side.
  • You will hear a popping sound as the card slides through the laptop. This is the plastic hinges unlocking as it slides through.
  • Remove the back cover.

Turn your laptop vertically, so the monitor base is facing up.

Insert the plastic card above the back cover plate along the spine and slide it through the side.

You will hear a popping sound as the card slides through the laptop. This is the plastic hinges unlocking as it slides through.

Remove the back cover.

Step 5

  • Unplug the battery cable connected to motherboard.
  • Failure to complete this step can result in electrical damage.
  • This requires some force to unplug the cable.

Unplug the battery cable connected to motherboard.

Failure to complete this step can result in electrical damage.

This requires some force to unplug the cable.

Step 6

  • Place your fingers on side of the RAM slot.
  • Push your fingers down on the side of the slot to release the RAM.
  • Remove the RAM from the slot.

Place your fingers on side of the RAM slot.

Push your fingers down on the side of the slot to release the RAM.

Remove the RAM from the slot.

Step 7

  • Line up the new RAM stick with the RAM slot.
  • Insert the RAM into the slot.
  • Press down on the RAM to lock it in place.
  • Press down firmly on the RAM. There will be a pop sound when the RAM is locked in place.

Line up the new RAM stick with the RAM slot.

Insert the RAM into the slot.

Press down on the RAM to lock it in place.

Press down firmly on the RAM. There will be a pop sound when the RAM is locked in place.

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

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