| - UPDATE: There is another screw you should undo, not shown in the video. Once the keyboard is off, there is a screw about 1/2 the way to the centre from the top-left corner (mine was painted black), you should unscrew this. If not, you will pop the heat-conducting paste which actually isn't a horrible horrible thing, but something to avoid if possible (I popped it, oops). I will try to update the video soon. - You MUST buy the right ram: 2GB, 204-pin, DDR3 PC3-8500, CL7, High-density (see below) - Disconnect the power and remove the battery before beginning - You plastic tools for removing the keyboard to avoid cosmetic damage - Be gentle! In particular do not damage the keyboard cable/connector. - IMPORTANT UPDATE: My friend ordered a SODIMM from crucial and here was low-density and it did not work. My original 10600 chip that didn't work was also low-density. The chip that did work was high-density. It may be that the chip from Crucial was defective but to be safe, I recommend calling Crucial to place the order and specifically request at *high-density* chip! NOTE: the RAM that comes with the computer seems to be PC3-10600 (it says PC3-10600s). I tried a 2gb PC3-10600 SoDIMM and it did not work. Possible my CL timings were off or something but I wouldn't risk it unless you have ram lying around or money to burn. Otherwise, make sure you get the right ram. You can go to Crucial's website and use their online tool to find it - Acer-- Aspire Netbooks -- Aspire One (533 ... |
