Add-On Devices

Installing Additional RAM

Installing Additional RAM

 

 

Your computer has no memory (RAM) built in, but has two slots for RAM modules: the

 

 

system RAM slot beneath the keyboard (which contains a module installed at the

 

 

factory), and an expansion slot on the bottom of the unit. You can use both of these slots

 

 

to expand your unit’s RAM. Use HP PC-100 or higher SDRAM only.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

To install a RAM expansion module

 

 

To increase your computer’s RAM, you can install a RAM module in the expansion slot

 

 

on the bottom of the computer.

 

 

 

CAUTION

Your computer’s chips are extremely sensitive to static electricity, and can be

 

 

permanently damaged by it. 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 computer.

 

 

1. Click Start, Shut Down, Shut down (Windows 98 or 2000) or Start, Turn Off

 

 

 

 

Computer, Turn Off (Windows XP).

 

 

2. Important: unplug the AC adapter, if present, and remove the battery.

 

 

3. From the bottom of the computer, remove the screw holding the RAM cover, and

 

 

remove the cover.

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