Dell Studio 15 Memory (RAM) Replacement

Gather materials and supplies

Flip laptop over

Remove battery as a safety precaution

Unscrew the screws holding the panel on the underside of the laptop

Remove the panel on the bottom of the laptop

The screws will loosen but they will not come out, this is normal

Sometimes a flat object like a flathead screwdriver is necessary to remove the panel

Set the panel aside

Locate the memory. It should be very easy to find. It will be on the right side of the hard drive, and will look like the picture (Depending on the type of memory your system came with, it may be a different color or style)

Now we'll remove one stick of memory; we'll start with the one on the top (assuming the battery is further away from you)

On each side of the stick you will see two metal tabs

Press these tabs outwards in order to release the RAM

Press these tabs gently. I haven't broken one, but they do look very weak

The slot is spring loaded, and once the tabs are properly opened, it should spring up at an angle

In order to actually remove the stick, simply pull it outwards of the slot

It may be in a bit tight, wiggling it out is helpful

The same process is repeated for the second stick of RAM

This time it will spring up the opposite direction

Place it off to the side as well, remembering which slot it was in

Now the memory has been successfully removed

Remembering which slot the RAM was in saves time and effort

Each stick has a grove where the pins are, and the slot has a corresponding notch in it

Remembering which one goes where saves you time when re-installing the memory