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You are very funny. Thanks for the info, I’ll be trying this at home later this week

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OK, I just bought the 512mb linux version of the AspireOne and have a couple of things to add the RAM upgrade. I decided to buy my AspireOne from PCWorld. The reason for this is that they offer laptop RAM upgrades for £14.95. I, having upgraded all my laptops personally, thought this would be a much better plan after watching the video

So, the RAM cost me £25 and the installation cost me £14.95. It took the guy about an hour with me telling him what he had to do, but at the end of the day, it works fine and most importantly, the warranty is still in place.

The other thing I noticed on the forums was about which ram works. It should be 4200 533Mhz RAM, but I noticed that some people had mixed results with the 667mhz RAM. The reason for this is that some 667mhz RAM is downward compatible, so if you are going to try 667Mhz RAM, make sure it is downward compatible. Anyway, have my new toy with 1.5gb RAM and just finished installing an nLited(tinyXP) version of XPSP3 and it runs like a charm

OH, and there are less cables to unplug in the 210mb hardisk version. You also have much better access to the RAM than with the SDD (non hard disk) laptop, just remember to unclip the speaker cable that clips over the middle of the motherboard (you’ll understand when you see it)

This TOTALLY SUCKS. Acer’s spec sheet is completely misleading. It references a “soDimm slot” and “upgradeable”. I would not interpret this to mean that one would have to completely disassemble the unit to add a soDIMM. This is definitely not a task for even a relatively advanced enduser. I bought this thing assuming I could add some memory myself. What a rip!

Also, that little rectangular plate on the bottom of the unit, held in by two small phillips screws — what goes in there? I thought that was going to be where the soDIMM slot was, but it isn’t. Why isn’t there anything in the documentation that says what this is. And, by the way, the documentation with this thing is just so inadequate.

followed the vid and incredibly easy to install, took about 20min. Many thanks

I found a slightly better (and safer) way to upgrade the RAM. I followed the approach of this guy in youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xKSpW3q0GY

His approach is to use one Philips screwdriver and a credit card. The credit card approach works great in getting the keyboard off without damaging anything. Make sure there is plenty of light.

The only thing I did different was that I did not disconnect the connector for the laptop monitor. It is not necessary since you can easily get under the motherboard after unscrewing the daughter-board. (It is necessary to unscrew the daughter-board only if you have the 120 or 160GB HDD version, not if you have the 8GB SSD version).

I meant it is not necessary to disconnect the LCD connector from the motherboard.

It took me about 35 minutes to upgrade the RAM in this approach.

Excellent job. The video is extremely helpful and made this upgrade a breeze.

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hi guys
i just bought a new acer aspire one laptop with 160GB,1GB Ram, 3 cell, win XP.
want to ask: can i add another 1GB DDR2 667Mhz PC2-5300 RAM into my aspire one?can it support up to 2GB memory?
thanks

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I just tried to install 2G ram (removed the 512 ) But the Laptop won’t boot. Power light comes on hard drive spins at start and then nothing. Not even a flicker on the screen. Put back 512 ram and run’s fine. This was for an Aspire One ZG5, what gives?

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While you’re in there, why not upgrade the solid state drive by replacing it with a 32 GB SDHC card?

The Most genius guide seen for a long time ! I give it 4000 out of 10 !!
Good work m8

Btw…I had to disassemble twice…I started, HDD ran, lights were on, no Screen…but finally….
I have the same question as one before me. Any1 got a 2 gig module 2 work ?