Upgrading RAM - eeepc 1008HA - to 2GB - Part 1

Here is the part 1 of the video where I open entire netbook and replace the 1GB RAM with 2GB RAM.

Part 2 will show putting things back together and confiming the RAM upgrade.

my casual writeup about the entire venture
http://whomovedmybootloader.blogspot.com/2009/06/1008ha-assassination-not-for...

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Upgrade
• RAM
• eeepc
• 1008HA
• 2GB
• crucial

[QueTzaLiin]

I just upgraded my 1008HA aswell to 2GB ram. Everything went smooth but same as you i had to tear the warranty seal :-/ .

Thanks a lot for this video, without this video don't think i would ever be able to do it.

Btw, the card tip was awesome!

[rohitbhosale]

@QueTzaLiin I am glad, it was useful.

[thegoodbyeheaven]

can be upgrade vista? let me know

[rohitbhosale]

@thegoodbyeheaven do you mean the netbook with Vista OS? anyway, upgrade has nothing to do with OS

[marcus8218]

answer the skype call

[rohitbhosale]

ha ha ... ! People just call at the wrong time!

[LilJohn148]

DAMN! All that just to upgrade the ram? Couldn't they just put a little door with a screw like all the other Eee PC's? So many poor people void their warranty and fry their mobo's just because of this stupid design.

[Yllemanden]

Great video.

No way I would have figured this out myself without destroying it :)

Thank you very much.

[darrencaxx]

Glad to see the RAM is in fact upgradable and not soldered to the board (like half the Acer Aspire One ZG5's RAM...) I'm in the progress of replacing the screen in one and figured I'd throw in some extra memory while it's apart. These things were not deigned for upgrading, that is for sure!

[Rovnijanko]

Thanks bro :)

[Serenagade]

Wow, thanks man. Great video :)

[autofyrsto]

This was a very helpful video. You can do other things, to like change the hard drive. I want folks to learn from my misfortune. If you will be disconnecting any other ribbons or cables to do anything else. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY. Right in the middle of reconnect my ribbons, my fan kicked on and then ZAP! Puff of smoke! I'm a little angry at myself for not thinking of that first, but afterward, it was like: duh! Others have written about this below, but it bears repeating.

[hfceddie]

I can DIY assemble a PC, but havng watch the video I think I will get the service of a computer repair technican if I want to upgrade the RAM and change the HDD of my eeePC 1008HA to a SSD. The process involve virtually tearing apart the entire netbook and I consider the risk is too high for an amateur.

[pestul]

Part 3 - Thanks for the instructions as they were very helpful dude! Oh and to the user who says it isn't fast enough for Vista.. I'm running Windows 7 with no issue on 2GB. Vista in the last service pack was a lot better as well (from experience on my Wife's Dell laptop).

[pestul]

A few warnings for other DIU'ers out there. 1) Be careful when you unclip the keyboard. I managed to jam 2 of the 4 clips in permanently. 2) Be careful with the white bus clips. I managed to crack off the touchpad white support. I gerryrigged a plastic tab from the ram casing of all things to force the ribbon cable down. 3) When prying the the casing to get the DC power unit out to flip the board, don't pry on the thin part above the USB/VGA hatch. Pry from the back. System is fast!

[pestul]

Well, I did the upgrade with a 2GB module following your instructions. I would consider myself to be an advanced tech geek, but you were right for the 'not for the faint of heart'. Man, I've tore up Ipods, several laptops, pcs, electronics etc.. but this one almost got me. Just a testament to how well built they are. Pt1

[ZENPUNKphase3]

@thegoodbyeheaven It's not very well to upgrade the 1008HA Xp in Vista.

Vista is too heavy for such a machine.