Upgrading 6625WD

Hi,
I have had my Zepto 6625WD for about 4-6 months now. As soon as I got it I was planning on upgrading it to 4GB RAM, as it currently only has 2. But the thing is I don't know how to do it. The manufacturer doesn't have a factory anywhere near (that I know of... where do they ave factories???), so I can' just hand it in, and I cant do it myself as the guarantee would run out as soon as I open the machine. I can't - and don' want to - Send it in for upgrades as that can take weeks. There is a prise drop coming up on RAM units so I wanna take th chance. I don't really even know how many RAM slots the 6625WD has and if the current RAM is one RAM of 2GB or 2 x 1GB. When I get 4 GB I wanna install 64bit Windows XP.

Could someone please answer my questions? And how can I easily and quickly add the new RAM without forfeiting the guarantee?

 

Adding more RAM won't void your warranty, unless you stick your screwdriver somewhere it doesn't belong, like some little resistors on the motherboard.

There should be a latch in the bottom of your laptop, with two screws holding it in place. At least that's how it is in my 6314W. Just loosen them and raise the latch from it's place. Underneath should be 2 RAM slots. Notice that they might be on top of each other. Just add your brand new RAM stick to the open slot, and reverse the process.

 

CPU-z will tell you what RAM you currently have. If the memory page says Dual Channel then you have two modules and there is a selection box on the SPD page to show what is in each slot.

John

 

It will have 2 RAM-slots next to eachother..

The rest is said here above! It's easy peasy!

 

Just make sure that the computer is shut down (not in hibernation/sleep) when you put in the new RAM. Might be a good idea to remove the power cable and the battery before you take action.

I bought my 6625 at the same time and the original configuration was two sticks with 1GB each. So unless you changed it yours should be the same.

 

Well the set up is diffrent from comp to comp, depending on what you ordered

And the procedure is easy, and wont void warraty unless you break something

 

Hi, using CPU-Z 1.42 I get following Ram configuration on my 6625: 1 Mb DDR2 PC2-5300 (333Mhz) in each slot.
When checking for RAM on the net all PC2-5300 blocks run at 667 Mhz. Are my blocks just "old" versions?
Would there be any problems/ benefits in upgrading to PC2-6400 (800 Mhz) compaired to upgrading to PC2-5300 (667 Mhz)?
OS is Vista 64 and interested in upgrading to 4 GB.

 

There should be no problems upgrading to PC2-6400, your memory will downclock itself to match the FSB. (667MHz in your case). It would be a good move as you are using Vista x64 and you will definately benefit from the extra memory Vista has available to use.

 

Hi tks for prompt reply.
If I understand correctly, from what you are saying then there is no need to use extra money going for the PC2-6400 blocks as they will be "reduced" to 667 Mhz (PC2-5300)?

Any particular brand of Ram to avoid?

 

Some PC-6400 RAM will run at the lower latency of CL=4 at 667MHz. This OCZ RAM for example (see the reviews). Most PC-6400 modules run at CL=5 when downclocked to 667MHz, which is the same as standard PC5300 RAM.

John

 

If price is an issue, I would reccomend any of the Kingston Value range or Integral. They seem very compatible with my Zepto, I've never had a BSOD with either of these manufacturers.

 

That reminds me, can anyone suggest any places to check for RAM. A nicely balanced quality and price would be appreciated. I don't know much at all about RAM manufacturers or models so suggestion are welcome. Online shopping seems to be the cheapest way, so is there any extra cheap place to buy good ram that would work on my Zepto 6625WD?

Also, where can I buy a 64bit Windows XP Pro cheap?

 

May I ask you why to get XP 64? You will have a hard time finding compatible drivers (Zepto do not supply 64 bit XP drivers)

 

Well they used to... weird, I remember seeing on the Swedish Zepto website a link to OS directories that contained drivers, and they were split into 32bit and 64bit. Why would they remove it?

Anyway, I checked around online and as far as I can tell 64bit has many benefits and no (or few, I dunno) downsides. All in all its a faster computer, which helps a lot when I do all my video decoding, 3D-rendering or just playing some games. As long as 64bit drivers exist I should be able to find them.

 

If you want to go down the 64bit route. Get Vista 64bit. There is more support everywhere for that than XP 64bit. Or you could wait and see what Microsoft has in Windows 7 (but that is slated for release in 2010 atm).

 

and I dont think theres a pont waiting for that its over 1 year to that