How do I know what memory is in my laptop without opening it up?

gamingdave 26 Mar 2007 18:16:12 5,087 posts
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Simple really, as the title, how do I know if I have 1 stick or 2 of memory in my laptop?

Its a Toshiba Satallite with 1GB of memory, but the low FPS in SH4 has made me want to upgrade it to 2GB. Is it a relatively simple task installing memory in a laptop, and wheres the best place to get it from?

Edge_san 26 Mar 2007 18:53:30 88 posts
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gamingdave wrote:
Simple really, as the title, how do I know if I have 1 stick or 2 of memory in my laptop?

Its a Toshiba Satallite with 1GB of memory, but the low FPS in SH4 has made me want to upgrade it to 2GB. Is it a relatively simple task installing memory in a laptop, and wheres the best place to get it from?

I've had to upgrade the memory in 2 laptops so far and found this site to be quite good. There's a memory finder on their frontpage where you can find the make and model of your laptop and it tells you what memory you need. I think they do free delivery as well.

With regards to actually installing it, it's a doddle. Flip your laptop over (switched off obviously), locate the 'flap' where your memory is situated, open it up and plonk the new memory in (ensuring it all lines up first).

andy-w 26 Mar 2007 18:56:22 515 posts
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Do a system scan at http://www.crucial.com/uk/
Lukus 26 Mar 2007 18:58:14 24,639 posts
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andy-w wrote:
Do a system scan at http://www.crucial.com/uk/
I second this motion.

Edited by Lukus at 18:59:06 26-03-2007

Introspectre 26 Mar 2007 18:58:25 3,274 posts
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andy-w wrote:
Do a system scan at http://www.crucial.com/uk/

They collect personal information about you. Sure, they say system scan, but really they're scanning YOU.

/tin foil hat

scitzoid-pingu 26 Mar 2007 22:40:54 786 posts
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CPU-Z is your friend, it'll tell you more than you ever wanted to know about your hardware.

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