Acer 1681 owner wishing to upgrade ram

Hello all,

I'd like to upgrade my ram for my Acer Aspire 1681 from the standard 512 by either removing a 256 and adding a 1 GB or removing both 256s and adding a 512 and a 1GB.

I belive the 1681 utilizes DDR333 PC2700 200 pin SO-DIMM ram. And so I was looking at the following ram modules

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820172105

and

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145068

First of all, anyone who has the 1680 series Acer laptops, am I correct that that's indeed the type of memory?

Secondly, would those particular ram sticks work?

Now, I've opened up the panel on the back and found the ram. They are two 256 MB sticks, one on top of the other, slightly offset.

I noticed it's all very delicate in there, and I really really don't want to mess up my laptop, so I any help would be appreciated, especially with the method of removing and adding ram sticks, I read somewhere they clip in and out...I just don't want to use force wrongly and break anything.

Also, it's my understanding that nothing needs to be done on the software side of things, i.e. I just replace the sticks, put the panel back on there, boot up and it should recognize the new ram and I don't have to do anything else, is this correct?

Thank you in advance for your kind help

romulus

 

Yes, your notebook does take DDR333 (PC2700) memory. Replacing RAM is not a difficult process, and it can be done in a matter of a few minutes. Noting needs to be done in terms of software at all. You just simply have to replace the modules, and the computer should recognise them. Out of the two modules you have linked, either will do and bot will work.

I have linked a page that you may find useful in replacing your RAM modules.

http://www.computermemoryupgrade.net/installing-laptop-memory.html

 

http://www.crucial.com/

That site has an online tool to tell you which RAM you need.

http://www.computermemoryupgrade.net...op-memory.html

I tried searching for a guide specific to the computer you have, and maybe if you search hard enough you could find one, but I couldn't.

No, nothing needs to be done on the software side. Just stick'em in and boot up your computer and it should recognize the new hardware. I upgraded my RAM in April and it was very easy. Yes, the stuff is delicate but if you're careful you won't break anything. Plus, remember to ground yourself before working on the computer's internals or you could fry something. Oh, and if you need to remove any screws, try to remember where they go so you don't end up like me with a few screws loose.