Installing Additional RAM
Installing Additional RAM
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| The computer has no memory (RAM) built in but has two slots that hold two RAM | |
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| modules. At least one slot contains a RAM module installed at the factory. You can use | |
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| both slots to expand your RAM. | |
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| To install a RAM expansion module | |
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| Use HP PC2100 | |
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| You’ll need a small Phillips screwdriver for these steps. | |
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CAUTION | Your computer’s chips are extremely sensitive to static electricity, and can be | ||
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| permanently damaged by it. Handle the RAM module only by its edges. Before | |
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| installing the memory module, discharge your body’s static electricity by touching | |
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| the metal shielding around the connectors on the back of the computer. | |
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| 1. | Click Start, Turn Off Computer, Turn Off. |
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| 2. | Important: unplug the AC adapter, if present, and remove the battery. |
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| 3. | Turn the unit |
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| the cover. |
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| 4. | Insert the RAM board into the connector at about a 30° angle until it is fully inserted. |
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| Then press down at both sides until both latches snap closed. |
5.Replace the cover.
6.Insert the battery.
To remove the RAM module, release the two latches at the sides of the module.
