Forum Home
Press F1
 
Thread ID: 79156 2007-05-10 01:24:00 NEC Versa Premium ram upgrade lazydog (148) Press F1
Post ID Timestamp Content User
548727 2007-05-10 01:24:00 Hi,

Have a nec versa premium laptop that needs a ram upgrade.
It currently has 128 mb ram installed and by the looks of it, it only has the one slot for ram (thats what a quick search on the net and everest says)

So, will this mobo support a 512mb stick or is 256 the most it can take.
Next question is how do you access the ram slot. There appears to be no cover on the bottom to get to it through. Do i have to go in through the top?

Everest says it's a P3, 677mhz cpu. It also says that under My Computer.
(On the bottom it has a sticker that says its a P3,1ghz, 20gb hdd.)
Theres no model number to help identify it better.

If someone could tell me how to access the ram module in this laptop it would be a great help.

Thanks.
lazydog (148)
548728 2007-05-10 01:28:00 I would say finding a ram chip old enough to fit this will be a mission and probably cost a lot DeSade (984)
548729 2007-05-10 01:44:00 A 256mb stick is $79.00 on pricespy. lazydog (148)
548730 2007-05-10 02:57:00 Is that the right sort of ram though? Tukapa (62)
548731 2007-05-10 03:34:00 256mb, pc133mhz sodimm .
I rang the shop and gave them the spec's of the laptop and they said that it was the right ram and that they had it in stock .


Just having a look in everest again and it says under Motherboard/ CPU that the original Clock speed is/was 1000mhz . Then in the CPU type it says 667mhz .
Does this mean that the cpu is running at a slower speed than it should be running at?
lazydog (148)
548732 2007-05-10 03:41:00 Ok, at the Kingston Ram site it says maximum ram is 384.
Heres the Link (www.ec.kingston.com)
lazydog (148)
548733 2007-05-10 03:44:00 If the power consumption is a linear function of the clock speed, you will get 1/3 better battery life. That's probably a good tradeoffl. ;)

It might run at fuill speed when running off the mains, but all (?) fast laptops run at reduced speed on battery power. That can be turned off ... but it might be a Bad Idea.
Graham L (2)
548734 2007-05-10 03:58:00 Ok, thanks Grahame. Thats cleared up that issue.

Any idea on my original problem?.

Cheers,
Brian.
lazydog (148)
548735 2007-05-10 04:08:00 Missed that bit ... ;)

Quite a few laptops hide the memory slots under the keyboard. Sometimes the keyboard comes out easily (look for slidable latches at the top or bottom of the KB); some need removal of the whole top panel. Don't try force. :( Hope for someone who knows that model, or see if Google will help ... "keyboard removal NEC Versa" or something like that, or variations of that search string. )
Graham L (2)
548736 2007-05-10 04:17:00 A 256mb stick is $79.00 on pricespy.

I wouldn't call that a good price.
DeSade (984)
1 2