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Buying and installing RAM

  • 10-08-2011 9:20pm
    #1
    passingthrough
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 529 ✭✭✭


    I am going to upgrade my Sony laptops RAM and I have a few questions.
    Where is the best place to buy ram,should I get it from a Sony shop or will online websites provide the same thing?
    Is there different 'brands' of ram that might be better or worse than another type or is it all standard?
    Is it hard to install once you get it,would i be able to do it myself? Iv read that of done wrongly you can fry the motherboard because of static,is there any truth in that?

    Thanks


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  • #2
    mach1982
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 760 ✭✭✭mach1982


    passingthrough wrote: »
    I am going to upgrade my Sony laptops RAM and I have a few questions.
    Where is the best place to buy ram,should I get it from a Sony shop or will online websites provide the same thing?
    Is there different 'brands' of ram that might be better or worse than another type or is it all standard?
    Is it hard to install once you get it,would i be able to do it myself? Iv read that of done wrongly you can fry the motherboard because of static,is there any truth in that?

    Thanks

    Type ran you need SODIMM ( Or just google "laptop ram")

    RAM is RAM, dosen't matter who you who get it off.

    It easy to install it , the static wont fry the mother borad , it could fry the RAM, I've installed ram in my EEEPc on my bed.


  • #3
    Rabidlamb
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,202 ✭✭✭Rabidlamb


    http://www.crucial.com/uk/index.aspx


  • #4
    chin_grin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,808 ✭✭✭✭chin_grin


    I'd recommend to download and run this first to get the type of RAM you've already got installed.

    http://www.piriform.com/speccy

    This will give you a full breakdown.


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