#2 UPGRADING RAM

PROFESSIONAL COMPUTER REPAIR SECRETS

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FIRST OF ALL… WHAT IS RAM?

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FIRST OF ALL… WHAT IS RAM?▸ RAM are memory chips inside your computer that help

your computer multi-task better.

▸ Imagine that there is a worker inside your computer that handles all the thinking.

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▸ This worker can work on many things at once. When a new task is given to him (i.e. a computer program) he puts it on his desk.

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▸ When given another task, he sets it on his desk next to the previous task and begins working on it at the same time.

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▸ If this continues, his desk will eventually be full of projects. If he is given another task, he won’t be able to work efficiently and the other tasks will suffer.

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FIRST OF ALL… WHAT IS RAM?▸ RAM is the desk. The bigger the desk, the more projects

that can be handled at once.

▸ The more RAM, the more tasks your computer can do at once.

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LAPTOP VS. DESKTOP RAM

Laptop Desktop

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LAPTOP RAM

▸ DDR

▸ Speed: 400 Mhz

▸ 200 pins

▸ DDR2

▸ Speed: 800 Mhz

▸ 200 pins

▸ DDR3

▸ Speed 1066 Mhz

▸ 204 pins

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DESKTOP RAM

▸ DDR

▸ Speed: 400 Mhz

▸ 200 pins

▸ DDR2

▸ Speed: 800 Mhz

▸ 200 pins

▸ DDR3

▸ Speed 1066 Mhz

▸ 204 pins

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WHERE TO BUY RAM?

▸ Newegg.com

▸ The “Amazon” of computer parts.

▸ eBay.com

▸ I purchase tons of new RAM off of eBay and have had great success.

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WHAT TO SEARCH FOR?

To find the RAM you need, search for:

‣ Laptop or desktop RAM

‣ DDR, DDR2, or DDR3 (whatever matches what’s in your computer)

‣ Optional: The speed you want

Example: “Laptop RAM DDR3 1066 Mhz”

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HOW TO INSTALL?

Use some of the skills learned in Section 4 to harness the power of You Tube

My challenge for you: