Acer Aspire 5 A515-43-R19L RAM Replacement

ID: 167257

Description: If your Acer Aspire 5 Slim Laptop...

Steps:

1. Place your device with the top facing down.
2. Make sure the primary exhaust is facing away from you.

3. Remove the nine screws from the bottom of the laptop using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

4. Use a prying tool to separate the case from the laptop.
5. As you reach the exhausts and screen hinges, be especially careful. Too much force may cause unforeseen damage.
6. Potential device damage: Avoid pushing too far into the device during this process, as you may apply unnecessary force to the sensitive internals.

7. With any step working on the device's internals, keep direct contact with any components to a minimum. This is doubly true for your exposed skin.
8. While this step is not necessary, it is common practice to reduce the chances of things going wrong. (i.e "bricking" your device).
9. Use an opening tool to detach the battery connector from the motherboard.

10. You'll find RAM slots north of the battery connection point and to the right of the copper pieces.
11. Lightly grip and push both sides of the RAM housing in opposite directions until the RAM pops up from the slot at an angle.
12. Pull the RAM free from the slot.

13. Align your RAM's DIMMs so the shorter side slots into the shorter space and the larger side slots into the larger space.
14. Insert the RAM at an angle.
15. Press down on the stick until the bearings on both sides click into place.

16. Reconnect the battery to the motherboard.

17. Place the shell back onto the laptop, clicking each corner and side into place.
18. Screw the shell back onto the laptop.