How am I going to add RAMs in the laptop?

The_YongGrand · 20th Mar 2008, 06:55 PM

Hey there,

my cousin just gave me her Sony Vaio notebook, with an Athlon XP inside, but with 256MB RAM.

Agh, I wished that it has 512MB but since it's given, I can't complain much. Guess that I have to put another stick by myself...

Well, as usual, I can pop in a stick of RAM in a desktop, but in a laptop, I suddenly feel so blur!

How am I going to add the RAM inside? The manual book's not there anymore. There are 3 compartments anyway.

And can I casually install Linux, or any other operating system inside there? Must I only install the XP designed for the Vaio?

lee_what2004 · 20th Mar 2008, 09:47 PM

open the compartment, then put ram like in the picture, and slide it in between two hinge, after the golden part is in place, just push the ram inward to the laptop, till the hinge "click"

hope this will help

Ishtim · 20th Mar 2008, 09:52 PM

What is the model number? Is the HDD big enough for dual boot?

The_YongGrand · 20th Mar 2008, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by lee_what2004

open the compartment, then put ram like in the picture, and slide it in between two hinge, after the golden part is in place, just push the ram inward to the laptop, till the hinge "click"

hope this will help

Okay - got it.

But I have another problem - the DVD-ROM's in the laptop's busted. I can't even load any operating system in it.

jasperchc · 20th Mar 2008, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by The_YongGrand

Okay - got it.

But I have another problem - the DVD-ROM's in the laptop's busted. I can't even load any operating system in it.

hmm... you can try to install another OS on top of your current OS via an image file. Then remove the old OS and keep then new one. That way you dont need the dvd rom drive.

The_YongGrand · 20th Mar 2008, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by jasperchc

hmm... you can try to install another OS on top of your current OS via an image file. Then remove the old OS and keep then new one. That way you dont need the dvd rom drive.

I can't as well.

The worst thing is, I have to do a network install, which is extremely painful and tedious to understand.

I have the nearest idea of having a floppy boot device with USB, then pop in the usb thumbdrive with the operating system inside.

lee_what2004 · 20th Mar 2008, 11:58 PM

how about external dvd-rom?

The_YongGrand · 21st Mar 2008, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by lee_what2004

how about external dvd-rom?

Wow, that's expensive!

I have another idea - what about me getting the cheap USB external enclosure, and then rip out the HDD, put it inside the enclosure, copy the contents of the operating system installer, and then transfer it back to the laptop?

lee_what2004 · 21st Mar 2008, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by The_YongGrand

Wow, that's expensive!

I have another idea - what about me getting the cheap USB external enclosure, and then rip out the HDD, put it inside the enclosure, copy the contents of the operating system installer, and then transfer it back to the laptop?

why don't get 5,25'' enclosure, then rip out a dvd-rom from someone

if you want to copy the installer, should be done with the hdd with two partition.
or can just try to copy it to a thumbdrive and test to boot from it.

pfelelep · 21st Mar 2008, 01:05 AM

if you want to install a linux distribution from a live-cd, it will help you to partition the HD and automatically install a dual-boot loader.

I'll recommand Ubuntu or Knoppix for enthousiat beginners, usually they can work with any hardware.

20th Mar 2008, 06:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
The_YongGrand Hyperactive Join Date: 12 Feb 2005 Location: Somewhere in 甲洞... Posts: 2,744 Reputation: 1144 Rep Power: 18	old laptop given to me Hey there, my cousin just gave me her Sony Vaio notebook, with an Athlon XP inside, but with 256MB RAM. Agh, I wished that it has 512MB but since it's given, I can't complain much. Guess that I have to put another stick by myself... Well, as usual, I can pop in a stick of RAM in a desktop, but in a laptop, I suddenly feel so blur! How am I going to add the RAM inside? The manual book's not there anymore. There are 3 compartments anyway. And can I casually install Linux, or any other operating system inside there? Must I only install the XP designed for the Vaio? __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E7200, 2GB DDR2-667 RAM, Gigabyte 945GCMX-S2, Sapphire ATi Radeon HD4850 512MB DDR3 Intel Pentium Dual Core E2140, 2GB DDR2-667 RAM, Asus P5B-E Plus, nVidia Geforce 7950GT 512MB DDR3 Last edited by The_YongGrand : 22nd Mar 2008 at 06:41 PM. Reason: changed title!

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lee_what2004 Super Active Join Date: 28 Dec 2007 Location: Melaka Posts: 1,313 Reputation: 1106 Rep Power: 14	how about external dvd-rom? __________________ Once a wise-man said : Chapter 1: Don't ever compare if you want to stay constant..... Chapter 2: Whatever you have done in the internet, you will never get away from it... Chapter 3:To be continued after I thought another one

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pfelelep Warming up Join Date: 15 Nov 2005 Location: hongkong Posts: 124 Reputation: 318 Rep Power: 8	if you want to install a linux distribution from a live-cd, it will help you to partition the HD and automatically install a dual-boot loader. I'll recommand Ubuntu or Knoppix for enthousiat beginners, usually they can work with any hardware. __________________ Pfelelep I'm french, so excuse my english.

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Ishtim Super Moderator Join Date: 14 May 2003 Location: Alabama, USA Posts: 3,765 Reputation: 3333 Rep Power: 43	What is the model number? Is the HDD big enough for dual boot?