Help! I found a great deal on a 1GB RAM upgrade for my laptop, but my system can only hold a TOTAL of 1 GB, so I was trying to get to my original RAM to remove it and replace with the new one, but I can't get the screws out to get under the keyboard! :-( Does anyone know if its possible to disable the original card somehow? Then I could just install the new card in the 2nd slot that's easy to get to.....
Thanks!
2007-03-31 15:40:42 · 6 answers · asked by sjm0430 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Uh...sounds like you really do not know what ram is.
Study up, then come back and ask us.
2007-03-31 15:43:37 · answer #1 · answered by ○Freeman○ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If your computer takes no more than 1GB, then there's no way you found a 1GB upgrade. The chipset couldn't possibly allow you to add 1GB to the expansion slot. The base ram is permanently installed on the motherboard.
2007-03-31 17:47:41 · answer #2 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to take the old RAM out. It sounds like you don't need to replace it. 1GB is a fair amount of RAM for a laptop.
2007-03-31 15:53:04 · answer #3 · answered by Sheep Cloner 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you already have a GIG of memory, what do you hope to gain by replacing one gig with one gig?
What am I missing here?
The original memory chip was probably soldered in place and cannot be removed, nor can it be disabled.
2007-03-31 15:45:36 · answer #4 · answered by mar m 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think you can disable RAM, but maybe if you put in the new stick there would be an option in the bios????
2007-03-31 15:44:36 · answer #5 · answered by scooter 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YOU CAN'T I KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO GET IT OUT IF YOU WANT THE NEW ONE YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE IT TO SOME ONE
2007-03-31 15:52:20 · answer #6 · answered by Techman2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋