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    Can I upgrade my Inspiron 9400 RAM by myself or do I need Dell Technical to do it.

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by King_Wolf, Jan 2, 2009.

  1. King_Wolf

    King_Wolf Notebook Geek

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    Can only Dell upgrade my laptop with special RAM? I guess it would cost more and also I have to ship my laptop to them which means I will have no laptop for a period.

    So can I just buy my own RAM and install myself?
     
    King_Wolf, Jan 2, 2009
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  2. olymoon

    olymoon Newbie

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    if your a newbie to all the tecnical stuff i would let dell do it. but if your feeling adventurous search the internet to find out how to do it should be fairly straight forward .
     
    olymoon, Jan 2, 2009
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  3. Apollo13

    Apollo13 100% 16:10 Screens

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    It won't void your warranty to do it yourself, although if you do damage something that won't be covered. But RAM upgrading is usually pretty easy on laptops. I don't know how the 1505 is designed exactly, but underside-of-the-laptop slots really don't carry a risk of damaging other components, and under-the-keyboard ones aren't too bad. The 9400 manual on the Dell Support site will tell you where the RAM slots are and how to upgrade them; if all the RAM slots are on the underside of the laptop I'd definitely recommend doing it yourself.
     
    Apollo13, Jan 2, 2009
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    thetick97 Notebook Consultant

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    thetick97, Jan 2, 2009
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