Aspire One RAM Upgrade

[Alex.SA]

Hello Everyone

Do you guys know in Johannesburg a shop that can upgrade Aspire One RAMs, I have 512Mb willing to move to 1,5Gb.

Many thanks

 

[sn3rd]

Do you specifically want someone ELSE to do it? You CAN do it yourself.

 

[Vegeta]

Try it yourself its fun, sit at a table be patient and enjoy taking your Aspire apart i did. I'm doing the HDD upgrade soon swapping the SSD for a real HDD

 

[Drunkard #1]

I also want to do my RAM soon. I'd prefer to use good quality RAM, but I can only find good 667 MHz or no name brand 533 MHz. I read that some faster modules give errors. Has anyone tried, and what ram did you use?

 

[Vegeta]

I also want to do my RAM soon. I'd prefer to use good quality RAM, but I can only find good 667 MHz or no name brand 533 MHz. I read that some faster modules give errors. Has anyone tried, and what ram did you use?

1GB 667Mhz worked 100% for me. Cheapo ram perfect for me

 

[sn3rd]

I don't see why the faster RAM would give issues; it'd just get clocked down to the supported speed. Netbooks are just like other computers; the same rules apply. Except the ones regarding space in the chassis

 

[spiderz]

Not for the feint of heart. Ram socket is below the MB, so you have to strip the whole laptop down. I used a DDR2-800 SOdimm in mine, works like a charm.

Now to find some big SD cards(16/32Gb),a 9 cell battery and a 1.8" zif drive.

 

[spiderz]

Try it yourself its fun, sit at a table be patient and enjoy taking your Aspire apart i did. I'm doing the HDD upgrade soon swapping the SSD for a real HDD

Where did you get a HDD, what price?

 

[Vegeta]

Not for the feint of heart. Ram socket is below the MB, so you have to strip the whole laptop down. I used a DDR2-800 SOdimm in mine, works like a charm.

Now to find some big SD cards(16/32Gb),a 9 cell battery and a 1.8" zif drive.

My 1.8" zif is on its way But what do you want to do wit the SD cards?

 

[spiderz]

My 1.8" zif is on its way But what do you want to do wit the SD cards?

So where did you source a zif drive? I can't seem to find any in SA.
SD card is a quick way of getting space in the acer. Not best solution, but it works.

Also loaded Ubuntu netbook remix on it, waay better than the linpus.

 

[Alex.SA]

I'd rather pay someone experienced to do it... I have watched a tutorial on youtube, seems too risky for my hands

 

[mk1]

http://www.aspireoneuser.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=2673

http://www.aspireoneuser.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=2869

 

[Ecco]

So most you guys are upgrading the hardward, either ram or ssd/hhd.

Standalone, without the upgrades, anybody how this thing would handle windows 7?

 

[bwana]

So most you guys are upgrading the hardward, either ram or ssd/hhd.

Standalone, without the upgrades, anybody how this thing would handle windows 7?

It likes the extra ram. Mine's the 120gb hdd version - I am so happy not to have the SSD one.

 

[Alex.SA]

catweasel don't even think about it for the 512MB/8Gb SSD

 

[Vegeta]

So where did you source a zif drive? I can't seem to find any in SA.

Hong Kong... try ebay.

 

[Vegeta]

So most you guys are upgrading the hardward, either ram or ssd/hhd.

Standalone, without the upgrades, anybody how this thing would handle windows 7?

Ran mine std with only the ram upgraded to 1.5GB ran perfect and fast. so with 512mb i think it will still run fine just disable all the pretty "effects" and you should be fine.

One problem i have with the Aspire SSD version is that the SSD in it is the worst slowest piece of ***** reject stront ever.

 

[Ecco]

Ran mine std with only the ram upgraded to 1.5GB ran perfect and fast. so with 512mb i think it will still run fine just disable all the pretty "effects" and you should be fine.

One problem i have with the Aspire SSD version is that the SSD in it is the worst slowest piece of ***** reject stront ever.

would have thought the SSD would have been faster then a HDD.

 

[Alex.SA]

They are slow on writing, so every time a data is written to the SSD, the machine is barely usable...

 

[Ecco]

They are slow on writing, so every time a data is written to the SSD, the machine is barely usable...

Got to rethink getting the A110 then.