Jolo

Hi guys!

Im having trouble finding my memory slot 2 for my laptop/notebook "Advent 8215 Nordic". I have tried finding the company but with no luck. As the computer came with 512, which according to my opinion is quite little, I decided to go for an upgrade. So I bought another 1gb. As far as i'm concerned, I have worked alot withe desktops but this was the first time i opened a laptop. Nevertheless, I found the memory slot almost immediately, but it turned out to be slot nr 1. So i replaced the 512 with my new 1gb memory stick, but i still want to use the spare 512mb. And i know that there are 2 slots, both accordingto the specs and to the Zcpu.

So my question is - is anyone skilled enough to find me the answer to this riddle? I found an unofficial homepage of advent but the were discussing the ram change in 8215 (note: not the nordic version). This issue is driving me crazy so if anyone can find the answer, i would appreciate it very much.


best regards
jonatan

TriggerFinger

hi Jolo,

the safest way to do this is to have the service guide specific to your model at hand. AFAIK the other RAM slot is located just under the keyboard.

Jolo

Hi TriggerFinger!

Thanx for the quick reply. but where can i find this service guide? any ideas?

TriggerFinger

now that is the problem

i tried doing a quick search before replying to your post but try the CDs that come with it, may be a user guide is included there that you can use as a reference at least.

EDIT:
here's a removal instruction (i hope it matches your model of laptop). validate if applicable.

user manual can be d/loaded from here http://www.uniwill.com/UserDownload/...ual/manual.zip

Attached Files

L51IIx_English_4_01.pdf (465.9 KB, 3 views)

craigwatanabe

Typically your DIMM slot 2 location is under the keyboard and under some shielding.

Macs made it simple with tooless keyboard removal. In your case typically you have to remove the snap in top bezel located above the function keys of your laptop.

BUT BEFORE UNSNAPPING this bezel, some laptops require removing the hinge covers. For that there is usually a small phillips screw on the backside of the hinge. Unscrew that and the laptop screen can fold completely flat. Once flattened you can safely remove the bezel.

Underneath the bezel you'll find some small phillips screws that hold the keyboard down. Remove them and the keyboard can come out with some coaxing near the space bar. At this point remember the keyboard is held to the the mobo with a very fragile printed circuit ribbon cable. These can usually be removed with some gentle tugging. Sometimes a locking tab secures the cable to the socket.

The secondary memory slot is typically under the keyboard. I've noticed that in HP's, Compaq's, Dells, Toshibas, Mac G4 and G3 powerbook and Ibooks.

An easy way to tell if you even have this secondary DIMM slot is to remove the SODIMM memory from the slot underneath your laptop and reboot your computer. IF it boots up then you have additional RAM underneath your keyboard.