Fitting New Ram

Nelski

On stage 2 of my PC overhaul now (thanks to aliEnRik for stage 1 help)
My 1gb memory has arrived from funky giraffe but it has no girly thicko instructions included:o

Can anyone offer any tips before I pile in and wreck something?

Thank you
Nels xx

aliEnRIK

Turn the computer off and unplug it from the mains

Take the side panel off

Look on the motherboard (plate with all the electronics on) and look for where the ram chip/s you have are now
(Like where the arrow is HERE)

If there are any spare slots then simply plug it in (They only go one way in) ~ make sure the CLIPS are securely pressed down either side

Reboot and it should hopefully work (Goto MY COMPUTER, RIGHT CLICK and select PROPERTIES to see how much ram the computer 'sees')

Nelski

:sad: it didnt

mananged to fit it ok i think then rebooted but it kept looping to this page saying windows didnt start properly and what did i want to do but on top of this my keyboard stopped working too so it I couldnt select anything.

now it has got to the first line and stopped

shall i take it back out?

spakkker

Yes and leave the side panel off -if it starts ok try and fit it again.

Nelski

I did that and it did start ok this time but the wireless keyboard and mouse no longer work so I cant do anything

spakkker

have you got an ordinary keyboard and mouse to try - I guess your wireless stuff is usb connected ?
If not try and take out the round flat silver battery for a minute and then refit it and try restart

Nelski

ok third try and this time it does seem to be working. Just going to wait to see how much ram is coming up on the start menu.

Nelski

thanks again folks all seems well now and I have 1.5GB of ram

note to self to buy a cheap usb mouse just in case!!

off to lie in a darkened room now:D

aliEnRIK

Im concerned it didnt work at first. Do you think it wasnt quite seated properly?

Nelski

aliEnRIK wrote: »

Im concerned it didnt work at first. Do you think it wasnt quite seated properly?

I dont know ali - it just kept looping this page saying windows didnt load properly. I guess you must be right though cos its fine now:D

its was mighty dirty in there but I resisted having a flick around with Mr Muscle and a duster:o

sunshine54

you should really wear a ESP wristband when doing this job