Dell Mini 10v 2 GB RAM Upgade - Part 1 of 3

[riccallelectrics]

Or you could convert it to hackintosh here dellhackintosh . com

[gadgetmanjay]

i guess the ram was not meant to be upgraded, all this trouble.

[MrLethalfire]

3:52 - That's what she said!

[battlestarone]

and your a radio ham as well,morse in the backbround.

[Digitalboy74]

Dell Mini 10 can 2GB 800MHz DDR2? or just the 533?

[MrQuepsi]

Great video, I followed it to a tee. You made a cumbersome process very easy.

Thanks!!!

[upn2daleft]

what do you do when the hard drive screw doesnt come out?

[russbuss415]

thanks for the walk-through. it worked like a charm!

[giftedbrother]

the sim card slot is right behind the battery, u can see the symbol for it in grey on the bottom of the mini.

[TheNicknology]

You could just gently push the keyboard out with a paper clip.

[abdullahperth]

thank u for this osem movie,i really injoyed thank u

[ShawtySay131]

does it have a hard drive?

[Packard034]

high five @ 0:22!

[toughguitar1]

can you upgrade to 3gb

[txdaniel55]

@toughguitar1 No The Limit is 2GB

[BlackSweatshirtGuy]

LOL Kermit the frog

[ajabrams95]

I have:

Dell Inspiron Mini 10v (1011)

Windows 7: Ultimate 7600

1 GB

It works fine , :P

[BobMapplethorpe]

does anyone know for certain if you have to remove the wifi card? I think someone at the factory used locktite to install the screw that holds it in and I can't for the life of me get it out...

Thanks for your time and help...great video!

[willywonkadailyblah]

THIS MUST BE THE MOST F@*#ING CR@P LAPTOP DELL HAS EVER MADE

[weejasonlnr]

:( its like killing someone n then they come back to life

[colashanacogh]

if you upgrade the max ram will the graphics memory be increased also?

[shredderofdabc]

Dude, I'm not trying to be an forum jerk or anything but seriously, your voice is very closely remarkable to Owen Wilson man!!! but yeah thanks for this video too..seriously, it helped me swap my girls laptop ram out with simplicity

[mpwelk]

God enough of "don't do this or that or this."

[pcfreak1992]

I guess this is the most complicated ram upgrade I've ever seen...

[zatotheck]

do you seriously take 3 f$%king videos to explain how to upgrade the ram?

[MarketingWizard2009]

@zatotheck hahahaha i was thinking the same thing

[naterv11]

can the dell mini 10 output 1920 x 1080 resolution through it's hdmi port?

[anguish79]

I honestly don't know. I don't have a Mini 1010, which is the one with the HDMI port. I would think so though.

[naterv11]

ok thanks anyway. =)

[mattygimpy]

is this the same process for the mini 10? not the v version?

[anguish79]

Negative. The 1010 has the RAM soldered onto a daughterboard with the CPU. The 1012 isn't nearly as intense. Basically just pop off the keyboard, pop off a cover, and you can swap it.

[ImmanuelKunt1993]

@anguish79 so the 1012 is a lot easier? I wish dell wouldn't keep messing about with their products, there are at least 6 versions of mini 10 whatevers on their site and they all have similar names.

[anguish79]

@ImmanuelKunt1993 Much, from what I've read. Looks like 3 screws to pop out the keyboard, and then one to remove the RAM cover.

[noijen123]

apple poop sticker

[bigfatdrunk]

Worked like a charm and just wanted to say thanks.

[atanguay]

Thanks for recording these. They made upgrading my Mini 10V very easy.

Totally worth it, now Netflix streaming is smooth.

[XboxIsFuture]

thats fucking racist! an apple sticker on a dell mini holy omfg

[MBnjmn]

it's called hackintosh

[corus666]

"With special Voice Commentary from Kermit The Frog"

[evanparker]

yesss

[omalbari]

This step makes me afraid to buy this one. Pfuih.. It is a big work to do this.

[wolfliquid]

naco por poner apple arriba de dell

[mhguy77]

My brother did this for me today.

I have never imagined that they would design this in such a sh*tty way. I love mine but this upgrade is a joke. Insult to injury is when you get it all the way open and see that a standard door is all they needed on the back of the mini.

[crabman741]

Can i upgrade my Dell min 10 to 2 gb RAM ? The one you have shown is Mini 10v .

Anyways I am gonna open my dell min 10 and check, but your help is really appreciated.

[keith5039756827]

a magnetized screw driver could never mess up a hard drive a put a hard drive on a 12in speaker magnet and it does nothing only electro magnet is the only thing that can screw up a hard drive

[nodefault]

Thanks for the awesome video guide! It helped me immensely in upgrading the RAM in my 10v.

[KrazyKuul111]

I just have one more comment and i'll stop talking so much.

i remember seeing a mini 10 screen front on ebay. It had the glass cover and the bezel too. Would i be able to buy one of those and replace it with the black plastic bezel I have now? I saw a mini 10 in the store, and I like the glass cover so much better.

[KrazyKuul111]

Thanks alot for this guide, i would have surely broke a clip or something on my 10v without it. Mac OS X is noticeably faster and I am very satisfied.

however, i am dual booting that and windows 7, and for some reason, my windows experience rating (i think that's what it's called) did not improve at all. all of the numbers stayed the same. since i use mac all the time, i do not notice much difference in windows 7, so is it normal for the number not to change?

[Thesupermadman]

I want to break stuff... can you make another video, showing how to do this in such a manner that as many components break as possible?

I kid, I kid. Very useful, thanks. :D

[willsmidlein]

geez! dell does not want u upgrading the ram!

[caiogti]

I buy one MINI 10 on Brazil. Seller told me that cant upgrade ram to 2gb cuz ram is fixed on mother board... u know anything about that? my is Z530.

[jedimaster0103]

You should be able to upgrade the RAM to 2GB, but not anymore than that. Z530 should work the same way as the N270/280

[Crisgeek]

no, sorry but on the mini 10 (not 10v) the ram is physically soldered into the mobo, i guess its possible but if it is its teribly difficult

[maggiemerc]

The Mini 10 cannot be upgraded. The Mini 10v can. The seller was correct.

[ShabbaNasty]

how do i know if its a 10 or 10v? is there a model number or tag on there??

[KrazyKuul111]

lol, you don't know what computer you have??

if the bezel on your screen is made of black plastic, and there is a seem between that and the lcd screen, then you have a 10v.

if a piece of glass covers the whole lcd (or led) screen and black bezel, then you have a mini 10.

remember the ram is somehow soldered in there in a mini 10, so you cannot upgrade it.

[ShabbaNasty]

It aint mine, it came free with my misses new mobile phone and it doesnt say much, but i checked with Dell and its a

10v 1011

[xzoduscontinuum]

If you go to dell buisness branch and select ubuntu dell mini 10v ....you will realize you can get a factory installed 2gb ram...saves a lot of time for 50.00 dollars more!

[soviete]

is the mini 10 equal to mini 10v? I mean, the memory is hidden this way?

[NetworkShadow]

Looks like a pain to upgrade the ram... Sucks that Dell doesn't seem to offer a RAM upgrade option.

[ProDiago]

What are the limits of the Dell 10v motherboard, could it handle a 3gb RAM upgrade? Are there any other tweaks and hardware upgrades that can improve it that you know of?

Very informative video, especially useful on a netbook that seems so complex to disassemble!

[jedimaster0103]

No, the Atom platform as a whole (for netbooks, at least) is limited to a max of 2GB.

[JTLeFevre]

All i hear is Kermit the Frog saying how things are easier said than done XD

but yes, very helpful video =]

[pescaboy]

LOL

[aquaba17]

buy a mac!!!fucking tiny laptops!!!you have to take everything out of the computer in order to change the RAM!!!

[iFuff]

You have to rely on Apple to exchange your battery!

two words: vintage list!

[OakridgeProductions9]

mac you just simply cant upgrade ram and a mac is £800 this is £250

[aquaba17]

when it comes to quality you have to spend money.. that's why..

[OakridgeProductions9]

why waste money on a mac then?

you said qulity so a alienware laptop

[torbar]

Macs you can upgrade the RAM. The new Macbooks its a bit of a PITA, but you can still upgrade them. Also with the price difference between this and a Macbook there is also a performance difference(Bigger screen, better Graphics and CPU, built in optical drive, etc).

With that being said, I also own a 10v with OSX installed and I love it, and yeah, Macs are a bit more expensive than their PC counterparts.

[OakridgeProductions9]

ok you are kinda the same as me, i have this laptop with osx, yer the software i like so i still have it but the macbook and imac i think are a con when you can get a much better pc with windows 7 and simply hackintosh it, i think windows 7 is much better that osx though i have had it since it came out on my desktop

[torbar]

I love OSX. It's a great OS. Apple is a great software company, but their hardware is way overpriced for what it is. Hopefully soon Apple officially supports OSX on off-the-shelf hardware, but I doubt that's gonna happen.

[OakridgeProductions9]

finally someone who like the software but doesent bum apple

did you upgrade your ram on your mini 10??

[torbar]

Finally, an intelligent person commenting on youtube that doesn't flame me when I respond to them. :D

Not yet. I'm thinking about it though. Snow Leopard runs pretty good on it but sometimes be a little laggy if I have a few programs open on it.

Did you do the upgrade? Also, do you have the 3 cell or the extended 6 cell battery,and a standard HD or solid state and what kind of battery life do you get?

[OakridgeProductions9]

i have the 6 cell and im thinking about doing the upgrade with a standard hd and im not sure on how long the battery lasts but its quite long

[torbar]

I have the 3 cell and standard HD, in XP it lasts like 3 hours, but in 7 and OSX it lasts like 2 hours. I'm probably gonna end up buying a 6 cell for it along with 2GB RAM.

Thanks.

[OakridgeProductions9]

cool, the 6 cell does stick out a bit so it can be anoying at first

[kharabgulab]

They're tiny, but they sure have a lot of layers!  Oh, to have a cavernous desktop right about now...

[49kingify]

it's hard disk 2.5 sata or SSD ?

[notoncemoreagain]

Well sir.. I thank you for putting up your video. I breezed through the installation, and everything went perfectly. I did however have a lump under a keyboard near the "r" key, but dis-assembled to find a cable that I didn't touch was laying over a piece of plastic. Less than 5 minutes I had the problem corrected, and all is well. Half-Life 1 was speedy before, but its impressive now. I used Mushkin 2GB PC2-5300 4-4-12. No beeps, but the computer didn't resume because the ram was new!

[ubergrits]

Thanks for the video--the RAM install on my gf's netbook went off without a hitch.

[matthallett]

I would like to do this to my dell mini 10, but I always have heard about the ram being soldered on... Is that not true? I have the dell mini 10, not the 10v... has the HD screen, refurbished, arrived 2 days ago. Thanks!

[anguish79]

Nope. With the Mini 10 (aka Inspiron 1010), that is very true. The Mini 10v (aka Inspiron 1011), as you see in the videos, that's not the case. I know Dell made a new board for the Mini 10 that goes up to a max of 2 GB, but from what I've read you can only get it new. That may have changed, but I honestly don't keep track.

[Louie551]

Thanks i seen your video on the mini 10v ram 2 GB and it worked great no problems in doing it thanks

[Down8]

Many thanks, anguish.

Just got my mini10v, and had the 2GB DIMM arrive before it. Fit like a glove, right next to an 80GB 7200rpm HDD. Lost space but gained speed.

Next up: OS X!

-bZj

[STARZFAN31]

i may do this to my mini... what type of memory dimm do they use?????

[anguish79]

I don't even remember any more. All I remember off the top of my head is that I used G.Skill RAM, and that it was slightly overkill for what the 10v can handle. And that it worked. :)

[notoncemoreagain]

Pretty much any DDR2 laptop ram will work, but it cannot be more than 2GB, for the motherboard can't handle it.

[anguish79]

Yep. And now that I look at it, the faster the speed ram (for example PC2-6400) should theoretically help it run cooler. I used G.Skill, but I think PC2-4200 in the above video, versus my new 10v which I put in PC2-6400, and I noticed a slight temperature decrease. Still gets freaking hot though, but that's the joys of passive cooling.

[notoncemoreagain]

Actually higher speed ram has a higher duty cycle, and puts off more heat in the ram, but I suppose would make the processor run cooler (Taking it out of loops and wasted compute cycles waiting on the ram). I think it was a bit crazy putting shielded memory in a computer that doesn't have a fan. It will trap heat and kill the ram faster, since its not having air move across the heat spreader.

[anguish79]

I was thinking about that with the videos, but the flip side is, the heat is trapped either way. I guess time will tell, but it seems to run fine.

Now, on my new 10v, the RAM I brought doesn't have the heat spreader, despite being faster. But, I know the RAM itself is faster than what the 10v actually can handle, so in reality it's only going as fast as what it supports, thus my logic behind it being potentially cooler. Might be faulty logic, but I'm no expert either.

[notoncemoreagain]

I still haven't gotten my 10v yet (And thank you for showing me how to install the ram), but I ordered DDR2 667 (PC2 5300), 4-4-4-12 timing with a CAS of 4... my logic was that the CAS latency was the number I should really look at, since the computer itself won't be able to use the transfer rate or run at actual clock speed, but I figure the latency would make a noticable change. I hope I am right, but for $40 (with shipping), I figure it couldn't have been TOO costly a mistake if I am wrong.

[STARZFAN31]

my question. if this works, why does dell not offer the 10mini with the 2 gig as an upgrade option? Are ya sure the motherboard will even support a 2gig memory module??

[Weidoz666]

Because it´s forbidden from Microsoft, no Netbooks with more than 1 GB of Ram with a Win-XP Installation from the Manufacturer.

Maybe you can buy one with Linux or no OS with more than 1 GB Ram.

[STARZFAN31]

I do not believe that microsoft really gives a crap about how much ram is in a notebook computer, nor do i believe they have the power to tell computer manufacturers how much ram they may sell their computers with. In fact, my coworker bought a new HP notebook last year with win xp pro on it and he got it with 4gigs of ram installed.

[Weidoz666]

It doesent matter if you believe this, its a fact.

We talk about nEtbooks, not nOtebooks

[STARZFAN31]

Exactly what is the difference between a notebook and a netbook? Both have full capability, both run the same operating systems, both can run the same programs. A 10 mini is nothing more than a small notebook.

[kelt8380]

netbooks dont have disk drives, a smaller processer (900mhz - 1.6ghz) smaller screens, a maximum of 2gb ram and usually solid state drives rather than hard disk drives. thats whats different between a netnook and a notebook, dont think i hate netbooks im getting a dell mini 10 soon, but those are the differences...

[jubenvi]

The key is last year. As part of the final phase out of XP, the 1GB limit is a new MS license agreement to still bundle XP.

[STARZFAN31]

oh, so they are trying to push vista and 7 into all of the laptops now... requiring them to all need more memory and more expensive processors.......... sneaky arent they. lol

[Weidoz666]

thx a lot again, the upgrade is done, it tooks me aboiut 15 minutes to change the ram modul.

istead of a credit card, i use a guitar plektrum to open the keyboard and the dashboard.

The next projekt is a dual boot win7 and osx leopard,

[infinitycrops]

This is a very helpful tutorial ---- but I have to admit, I kinda giggled because his voice sounds a lot like "24" from the venture brothers.

[Weidoz666]

Which kind of RAM, please exact Description, is mounted in the 10V? DDR1 or 2, how much Mhz etc.

Thx lot.

[RamAirTA98]

DDR2. It doesn't really matter which speed you put in there. The N270 has a FSB of only 533MHz so DDR2-533 (PC2-4200) is fine. If you get the N280, go with DDR2-667 (PC2-5300) since the N280's FSB is higher.

I believe the 1GB stick that came in mine was DDR2-800 (PC2-6400). As I stated, as long as it's higher than the processor's FSB, it will step down the speed of the memory to that but will not speed up to it.

Hope that answers your Q.

[Weidoz666]

Thx a lot, thats exactly what i want to know.

[Antoligy]

Since when don't screwdrivers have metal tips

:/

[anguish79]

Believe it or not, I have seen plastic screwdrivers. Granted, I've only seen them once or twice, and I haven't been able to locate them, but they do exist. I know I seen them with a Philips tip, but I can't remember if I seen them with flathead or not.

[DRNEGOLICIS]

ive used one had two one phillips and one flat head lasted a day they probly have a good quality though

[z0F1OmrDeJ9]

they are made to adjust CRT TVs ...

"anti-static alignment tools"

[gwscientist]

Thank you! Got my 10V in the mail last week and upgraded the memory on the same day without a hitch. This was also my first time ever opening up any kind of laptop. The video was a bit intimidating to watch but once I started tinkering it went just fine.

[anguish79]

You're welcome! It's a bit scary, especially the first time you do it. Doesn't even phase me any more..

[wrdomoraskyhotmail]

umm hey can the mini 10v's prosseser be changed from atom to i7

[TheTriklook]

damn good question

[anguish79]

It's soldered, so I dunno.  Not something you'll see me attempt. :D

[DevaJones03]

this is a very informative video however i didn't know it took all that to upgrade the memory. i was going to buy a mini 10v and sell my mini 9 but now that i see all this i'll keep the mini 9

[anguish79]

Honestly, I think it looks a lot worse than it is...but that may also be because I'm no stranger to ripping laptops apart.

[nullendean336]

so basicly you get your RAM and build your netbook around it... thats a lot of effort! i was thinking of upgrading my memory but i thinking not! :)

[anguish79]

lol..  basically yes.. :)

[kenmha]

XP can recognize more than 2GB of ram. All 32-bit version support 4GB of physical ram

[tbagriot]

But, they will only read up to 3.25GB approximately. Unless, you enable PAE (Physical Address Extension) in which case you can read up to I believe 64GB RAM with a 32-bit OS.

[jmart1987]

I was wondering if there was a 4GB Ram card I could upgrade my Dell Mini 10V with?

[guitarman1756]

XP will only recognize up to 2gb

[miketheman247]

If I tried to do this there is a good chance that I would...

a: Have a piece of plastic break off any of the various parts

b: cut a ribbon

c: lose 5-10 screws

d: realize I forgot to re-install the wireless card at the end

....

This list goes on an on, it just seems to risky.

I guess one could however, buy one, try to upgrade it and if you break it, return it. But I don't condone such behavior.

[DRAGON02UK]

Please i need more zoomm because no is posible to see the "clips" of the keyboard and the rest

[financeoncall]

Hillarious how complicated RAM upgrade is...and it's in "Part 1 of 3"!

Tho I'm a bug Dell fan I just bought the Samsung NC20. Can't believe it. But, for LESS $, you get MORE: more hard memory, RAM upgradability like changing a litebulb (even easier cuz you pop it in rather than screw it in!), multi-motion touchpad, 3 in 1 reader, longer 6 cell batt, LESS weight (!), bigger keyboard, identical keyboard layout to my current Inspiron (which is important if you're a key person.)

[kenssato]

Thank you very much for showing what a major ordeal it is to updgrade the memory. I am exicted about getting one of these with a Comcast bundle but after seeing the video- will hold off on the memory upgrade. Have an Eee PC and the memory upgrade was 50X easier.

[o12388985]

does it void the warranty?

[anguish79]

In theory, yes. But then again, I got the cheapest warranty I could get, so I'm not really all that worried about it.

[alexnguyen103]

and by the way, you could definitely fit all 3 of your vids into ONE ten minute video. it was a bit long.

[anguish79]

Well, yeah, that I could have. I babbled a bit, but with some better editing, I could very easily have done that.

[alexnguyen103]

CAKE! thanks for your vid, was able to do it in 10 mins.

[alexnguyen103]

what camera are you using? is a panasonic GS-xxx? great video quality =)

[anguish79]

Yeah, it's a Panasonic. IIRC, it's a Panasonic SDR-H200. Bought it before my son was born in January of 2008. Takes some pretty impressive video in my opinion, although I do have a few minor gripes about it.

[moraomar1]

i got mine upgraded to 4GB ram yeah boy..ahahahaha

[SZF123456]

jesus christ dell, how much worse can you make a ram upgrade be for people, especially when you don't even offer 2GB in the first place

thanks for the videos, hope i don't break shit

[anandsoft]

I changed my dell mini 10v RAM easily with your video help. I swapped with DELL 2 GB (PC2 6400) DDR2 800MHz ($35 in eBay).

Thanks.

[DJTEVAdotCOM]

Dell brand is good quality but they are always behind in specs and overly priced compare to their competitors...case in point: Mini 9...and now they almost builted a perfect mini 10v but behind again with only 1 gig ram and a pain in the ass 2 gig ram upgrade...come dell , do ur research and be ahead of the game.

[EternalLifeForYou]

Dell Mini 10v, just ordered one like these. Takes 4 weeks to get and only the 1GB RAM was possible... This video might become handy for me!

[anguish79]

Not much. Something like $24USD. Whatever Newegg had it for.

[mzur13]

How much did the ram Upgrade cost?