Guest jonrms Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 I am having problems with my pc being slow... a good friend... (who is away hence my post) and who knows his stuff about pc's reccomended that I upgrade my memory as it is extremely low.. and was like that from factory... So I did.. I went out and bought a Crucial chip... it is 3x's my current memory... My question... are they easy to put in my laptop??? It looks on the diagram like just inserting a phone memory card on a new mobile phone.. (obviously a bit larger!) I know I have to unscrew the back pannel off.. 2 screws and insert... is that it??? or do I need to mess around my my computer settings? Thanks to anyone in advance for the help. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il cacciatore Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Never done this on a laptop so can't help you there. My thinking is that if there is current manufacturers warranty on the laptop that opening and upgrading it yourself may invalidate it. Though unsure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jonrms Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Never done this on a laptop so can't help you there. My thinking is that if there is current manufacturers warranty on the laptop that opening and upgrading it yourself may invalidate it. Though unsure. Bud, Its just run out.. The problem with Toshiba Salelite laptops... were that they came with XP in them.. and the memory was at a low... (dont ask me figures) Because I had this for 3 years now... It was either upgrade or replace. Upgrade was 36£ so I decided it was the cheapest way... I looked on the diagram supplied by crucial and it appears to be strait forward. I just dont know if I have to do anything more to my pc after inserting the memory card.. or if its like inserting a usb memory card... and no action needs to be taken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oly Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 It's been a while but I think on my old Toshiba Tecra (very similar to the satelite) I simply did what it said on the instructions...it is pretty straight forward (as I remember!) just take off the panel, clip them in and re-boot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piebob Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Stick it in - the laptop should recognise the additional memory. You shouldn't need to do anything else You might want to modify you pagefile size as well but someone far techier will have to tell you how to do that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il cacciatore Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Because I had this for 3 years now... It was either upgrade or replace. Upgrade was 36£ so I decided it was the cheapest way... Saving the pennies for the Kalashnikov? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Memory chips, probably a so-dimm in this case, are extremely sensitive to ESD (static electricity). I strongly recommend that you earth yourself or better still wear an ESD strap when doing this. If you want further help, tell me the exact model and I can tell you if it is as simple as it sounds. Modern tecra's usually have a bay at the bottom, as long as you bought the right sort it will simply just work. They only go in one way round, and usually have a small plastic clip at one edge which will "snap" it into place. GL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jonrms Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Thanks guys, I did a computer search which indicates which chip to go for.. and they give you options of chip size etc.... It appears its a simple snap in job. crucial dot com... has a programme which checks which computer chip you need.. it scans your pc etc... I dont have a CLUE how this works.... but it does.. I hope I bought the right chip Yes saving money you cheeky monkey! As far as static shock.. I dont have a earthing strap.. but can I use rubber gloves.. will that still carry on with the desired effect. I seen the warning on the box which says that it is sensitive to static shock.... so I know before I begin I have to be carefull! Thanks again guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Nope, rubber gloves are worse. Best thing to do is either a) have a switched off but earthed appliance close by, and touch the metal parts with both hands frequently during the operation or touch metal parts of a radiator or something else earthed in the same way. Crucial are excellent, I use them all the time, top stuff ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Never done this on a laptop so can't help you there. My thinking is that if there is current manufacturers warranty on the laptop that opening and upgrading it yourself may invalidate it. Though unsure. In fact most manufacturers would prefer you to carry out tasks like this, the most expensive part of any repair is still the labour. It won't invalidate the warranty as long as use supported options (even then only the add on won't be supported, not the whole notebook/PC) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plexer Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Once you installed it and assuming it all boots up ok with no warning errors or anything else then click on the start button, then go to settings, control panel, double click on system, at the bottom you should see it telling you how much memory is now in your laptop. This may not be the full amount that you just installed because some may be in use for video memory but don't worry. Someone earlier reffered to your pagefile don't worry about that windows will be set to manage it automatically for you and for most people that is fine. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jonrms Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Horray.. its showing as 376 mb of ram... horrah.. it works. no errors.. I did the radiator touching.. and leaving it plugged in without any power.. and kept touching the computer before i touched the chip... it works.. no errors... and its VERY noticable... how cool is this... no need for a new pc now. horrab... pennies saved! Thank you everyone for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il cacciatore Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Well done! Its satifying. I built my own computer and was very pleased at the saving. Fear of the unknown puts alot of people off doing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 How much did you buy, 376, although better than anything lower, still isn't a lot for XP... Its also an odd number... (in the computer memory sense) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jonrms Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 I paid 36.43£ for this chip.... and my memory was at 121 before this... I was under the impression that this chip was going to be about 300+ but who am I to argue with.. as per the previous thread.. it seems a bit lower.. but then again.. I cant say how quick my pc is to boot.. and then to go online... also to access web pages etc.. its 10 thousand times quicker.. it used to take me "no kidding" 10 minutes to get online.. and that was a good day.. it only took from start to online... 1-2 minutes. how cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Hmm, I am sure you don't care, but the numbers don't add up for me. Always multiples of 16, these days, so 16/32/64/128/256/512/1024 are the common sizes of chip. Your machine seems to have shared graphics memory so some of the system ram is being stolen to pretend to be connected to the graphics chip (normal with laptops). Even so this would normally be multiples of 2, with about 64 being the highest, certainly never being an odd number. I would have thought the chip you bought would have been 256 or 512 meg (assuming a single chip). Like I said, you probably don't care Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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