Upgrading RAM – eeepc 1008HA – to 2GB – Part 2
Here is the part 2 of the video where I connect all things back in the netbook after replacing the 1GB RAM by 2GB RAM. Part 1 showed the details on opening the book and replacing the ram. my casual writeup about the entire venture whomovedmybootloader.blogspot.com
April 6th, 2010 at 11:23 am
Just cut a hole at the bottom vent to access the memory stick. Thats what I’d do
April 6th, 2010 at 11:53 am
Upgrade complete, just take your time.
2 things I highly recommend,
1. flick the SW2 switch before (google SW2 and 1008ha)
2. disconnect the battery before swapping ram as it comes out very easy.
April 6th, 2010 at 12:37 pm
You want to kill yourself over a $400 netbook? -_-
April 6th, 2010 at 1:35 pm
hi rohitbhosale,
did you’ve seen the WLAN card, when you was disassembling the 1008ha? If yes, is it harder to exchange it than the Ram?
April 6th, 2010 at 2:04 pm
oh, no, I messed up… I wan to do a memory upgrade but didn’t work. I put back the original memory but it doesn’t work again so I’m screwed. I tested a thousand times to put all the connectors back. when I push the power button turns on a second (without turning the fan on) and then turns off. I want to kill myself…
April 6th, 2010 at 2:42 pm
I forgot to say thank you very much!!! It was very helpful….
(:
Chip
April 6th, 2010 at 3:32 pm
It works…but be careful. I was fortunate…it is not for the non-nimble fingered like me!!! Pay close attention to the connectors before disconnecting. I also used tweezers on the little screws…it helps.
Noticeable performance improvement!!!
Took about 1-1/2 hours.
Good luck.
April 6th, 2010 at 4:01 pm
Thanks for the guide … I followed each step and was successful. Changing RAM should not be this hard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 6th, 2010 at 4:38 pm
I used Windows Movie Maker 2.6
April 6th, 2010 at 4:57 pm
@rohitbhosale: What editing SW did you use to do the skips, is it Pinnacle Studio ?
April 6th, 2010 at 5:22 pm
One reason why they do not offer a hatch is less people will fiddle with the internals = less service returns.
April 6th, 2010 at 5:29 pm
Done. Thank you very much. Note: The last keyboard bus has a black clip that slides in and out to lock in the keyboard connection
April 6th, 2010 at 5:44 pm
haven’t measured really … have used it least for 4 hours without battery … but let me do a full length test and comment back
April 6th, 2010 at 6:18 pm
Thanks for your quick response. By the way, have you tested to see whether you get 6 hours from the 1008HA? I was speaking to a friend who wanted to get this model, but was concerned about the battery life, so do please let me know whether the battery life is good, & in general, is this a good machine to use? Thanks again guys!
April 6th, 2010 at 6:31 pm
Thanks for the appreciation. I am afraid, I do not have any experience with HP2140 – however if i come across any, i shall post it too.
April 6th, 2010 at 7:18 pm
I’ve always wondered how Asus would do the upgrades. From your video, you guys did an excellent job in demonstrating that with a little time & patiences that upgrading a RAM could be done. Interesting to see whether you guys could upgrade the SSD too? Good job! And hope to see more from you soon. By the way, do you know how to upgrade a HP 2140? If so, please let me know. Thanks!
April 6th, 2010 at 7:23 pm
Wow I was nervous the entire time. If you went through all that work to upgrade it you should have put in a solid state drive at the same time.
April 6th, 2010 at 7:26 pm
hmm … one of the customer care guy said to me that they made it tiny and so light that they had to take away these thingies …
really not an convincing answer .. thre was no reason why they could not put that panel at the bottom!
April 6th, 2010 at 8:00 pm
The very first eee pc had an sticker saing that memory upgrade would void warranty. The feedback from consumers were so negative that they gave up the idea.
Now, they create this level of difficulty just to annoy the consumer… Putting a door on the underside would be so easy. Boo to Asus.
1GB is barely acceptable to an XP machine. Put vista or even 7, it’ll crawl…
April 6th, 2010 at 8:30 pm
Sahil & Rohit, Thanks, I’ve been waiting for this vid! Cheers.
TTx
April 6th, 2010 at 9:00 pm
Tanks very good. Great!!!!
April 6th, 2010 at 9:14 pm
very good video. thankyou for showing