Upgrading Memory

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Cheezeit9

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I have a Gateway 600 Notebook running Windows XP Home, Pentium 4, 256 MB RAM, 1.59 GHz processor. I am wanting to upgrade the memory on it so the computer will run faster. How hard is it to upgrade the memory on a laptop? Can I do it myself? Do I have to back up everything, or is there more than one slot so I just have to plug it in a go?
 
Not quite, but pretty close. First, find out precisely which type of ram you need (PC2700 most likely). Then find out if your laptop has one or two slots for ram. If it has one, you need to replace the 256 stick that's in there with a larger (512 or 1GB) one. If there's two, you can just add to it.

As for the installation, it is fairly easy. Slide it in on a 45 degree angle, aligning the notch on the chip with the notch on the board, then press it down until it snaps in. DO NOT FORCE IT. If it doesn't wanna go in, there's a reason. It might not fit, it might me misaligned. Take it out and try again.
 
ViperGTS19801 said:
Not quite, but pretty close. First, find out precisely which type of ram you need (PC2700 most likely). Then find out if your laptop has one or two slots for ram. If it has one, you need to replace the 256 stick that's in there with a larger (512 or 1GB) one. If there's two, you can just add to it.

As for the installation, it is fairly easy. Slide it in on a 45 degree angle, aligning the notch on the chip with the notch on the board, then press it down until it snaps in. DO NOT FORCE IT. If it doesn't wanna go in, there's a reason. It might not fit, it might me misaligned. Take it out and try again.
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Not quite, but pretty close as well. make sure you are using ram of the same pin count probably 200 pin so-dimm. if your laptop in fact does use pc2100/pc2700/pc3200, the latter would be preferred. on newegg pc3200 is the same if not cheaper than the other speeds of ram.
 
You need to also find out the maximum amount of RAM your laptop will receive, or the maximum capacity. Some laptops will only take 512MB max, others up to 2GB. If you buy 2GB and your maximum RAM capacity is 512MB, it will only recognize 1/4 of that 2GB, and you jsut wasted all that money.

Also, simply downclocking RAM on laptops works too...but not all the time. A desktop will almost always accept faster RAM and jsut downclock it...some laptops however just throw poop at you and cringe (not literally, but you get the picture)
 
alanuofm said:
Not quite, but pretty close as well. make sure you are using ram of the same pin count probably 200 pin so-dimm. if your laptop in fact does use pc2100/pc2700/pc3200, the latter would be preferred. on newegg pc3200 is the same if not cheaper than the other speeds of ram.
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Like I said...
First, find out precisely which type of ram you need (PC2700 most likely).
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