Adding the Notebook RAM memory

Notebooks and Laptops have less memory so that the prices are competitive

It is especially important that when the computers feel a little slow, the first thing we might want to consider is to add RAM or Random Access Memory. Sometimes the Notebooks and Laptops come with less memory so that the prices can be kept competitive. It is an established fact that the computer tends to slow down due to shortage of RAM. But there can be other factors that can be responsible for this such as a nearly full hard drive, a legacy CPU or Central processing unit, inefficient graphics card, presence of virus or malware or a higher minimal requirement software that what computer can meet....all these can impact the performance. A corrupted registry or badly fragmented hard drive can badly affect the computer. What is going to be the benefit from an additional notebook RAM? This can be judged from how much is available after the computer has been booted. It can be checked in Windows XP by holding down the Alt+Ctrl+Del keys and bringing up the Task Manager. In Vista choose the Start Task Manager using the same key or press Ctrl+Shift+Esc. Now click the Performance Tab and under the heading “Physical Memory” try to see how much memory is ‘available’ or ‘free’. If by adding the notebook RAM memory this amount is much less than 512MB you are likely to benefit. If you find that the free RAM exceeds 512MB it means that other problems that are hindering the performance.

Once you have been able to ascertain that the additional memory would be of help, the next step is find out how much RAM the motherboard can support, the type of RAM it can take, and the number of slots the motherboard has. All these can be found out by consulting the notebook manual or by searching online. The new notebook RAM memory would be installed in the slot or in the banks. You might need to remove the memory already present. This implies that you won’t be able to add to the RAM that is already there. How many banks are being occupied and with what type of sticks? It might be that the computer has two slots which are being occupied with two 512MB sticks of RAM, thus totaling to 1 Gigabyte or GB. Perhaps if you want to have maximum of 2GB.The only solution is to buy two 1GB sticks and remove both of the 512MB sticks.

In order to gain full benefit of parallel processing, some kinds of RAM work in pairs. If the motherboard has two slots but is supportive of up to 4GB RAM and you only need 2GB presently, it might be advisable to get hold of two 1GB sticks and not to install one 2GB stick.

Before handling your new notebook RAM memory wear a grounding wrist strap or ground yourself. Carefully handle the sticks by their edges and don’t touch the gold pins that lie at the bottom.

First turn the notebook off, then unplug the AC adapter and remove the battery. The notebook RAM lies on the underside of the computer underneath a plastic plate. Very gently push out the retaining clamps that lie at the end of each stick in order to remove the RAM. The stick should be able to be lifted out at an angle by just popping out of place. The new notebook RAM memory can now go into the same angle. Press it gently into the slot with the gold pins down. The retaining clips will pop back into the place or you can press the clamps into place.  

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