Expanding the OmniBook

Installing a RAM Expansion Module

Installing a RAM Expansion Module

 

 

The OmniBook has 32 MB of memory (RAM) built in (64 MB for a model with “900 B”

 

 

after the serial number), and it has one slot for installing additional RAM. You have to

 

 

remove the computer keyboard to add or remove a RAM module.

 

 

 

 

 

To install a RAM expansion module

 

 

You’ll need a small Phillips screwdriver for these steps.

 

 

 

CAUTION

Your OmniBook’s computer chips are extremely static-sensitive. Static electricity

 

 

can permanently damage computer chips. Handle the RAM module only by its

 

 

edges. Before installing the memory module, discharge your body’s static

 

 

electricity by touching the metal shielding around the connectors on the rear of the

 

 

OmniBook.

 

 

For a model with “900 B” after the serial number, you must use only PC-100 type

 

 

RAM modules—other RAM modules will not function. Other OmniBook models

 

 

can use PC-100 or earlier RAM modules.

 

 

1.

From the Start menu, shut down the OmniBook.

 

 

 

 

2.

Important. Unplug the ac adapter, if present, and remove the battery.

 

 

3.

Find the plastic panel above the keyboard—it contains the power button and keyboard

 

 

 

status lights. Put your finger above the F8 key and slide the panel to the left about

 

 

 

3 mm (1/8 inch)—then lift off the panel.

 

 

4.

Remove the two screws above the F1 and HOME keys.

Reference Guide

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