Memory Installation

Question submitted by Eston on Friday, June 20, 2009 at 16:05:27
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Question: How to install 1 mg chip of memory into a dell D520 laptop

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Answer: There is usually a little flap on the underside of laptops
that have a screw holding them in place. Remove the screw and you can
open the flap and you will see a place to insert the memory (or there
may be a memory card in there already). If you already have a memory
upgrade in the laptop you will have to remove it to put in the new
chip (sorry laptops can usually only accomodate one memory chip). To
find out the specific location of the flap you can check support on
the dell.com website for a diagram of the laptop using the service tag
number on the bottom of the laptop to identify the correct make and
model.

Before touching any part of your laptop insides make sure that you
have discharged any static electricity from yourself. I usually do
this by touching something metal. This will make sure you don't fry
the inside of your computer or your new chip. If you feel a shock you
did the right thing. No shock just means that you're not overly
electrified :o)

Slow Computer Problem

Question submitted by peggy on Thursday, November 6, 2008 at 00:09:53
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Question: my computer is slow and shuts down

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Answer: Join the club Peggy ;o)

I have noticed that seems to be the trend in user questions these days. Most users think that they can use their computer indefinitely without doing any maintenance and it will always work the same. Unfortunately, because of updates to software (such as windows, java, flash, adobe) your computer over time will begin to slow down just from the updates. The only cure for this is increasing your RAM by adding a memory chip into your computer

Another thing that slows down a computer is spyware. If you go to my blog and lookup articles on Spybot http://JustAskEd.blogspot.com. One of those articles gives download info Download Spybot-Search and Destroy here. This helps with 80% of the users I've helped complaining of a slow computer.

Viruses can also slow down a computer so you should check that your virus protection is current and working. If you don't have good virus protection you can download AVG Anti-Virus and install that to check for viruses and protect your system.

If you're still having problems it could be a hardware problem. Computers can have malfunctions. You can check your maufacturers site for warranty information and repair services.

Hope this helps,
Ed Smit
Questions@JustAskEd.net
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