im guessing it will be inder the cover to the left of the microsoft sticker, get a little phillips take the cover off and have a look.

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Originally posted by MikeD
yes it will have a look underneath the laptop generally i will tell you where the slot is. its real easy mate, get 1gb RAM

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RAM upgrade definately but 1st.........

If its windows XP id start by turning off the fancy display features you dont need.

Go to "My Computer"
On the left hand sode click "View System Information"
Click "Advanced" on the tabs at the top
Click "Settings" under performance.
Click adjust for best performance.
Click "Apply" then "Ok"


Then id go to "Start"
Click "Run"
Type "msconfig" and hit "enter"
Click the "Startup" tab
Untick any programs you dont want running at startup.
Click "ok" and restart.

Try running a decent anti-spyware program through your system. Id recommend AVG anti spyware (its free)

Run a defrag on your hard drive.

See how you get on with that matey.

cheers for the site :thumbs:
i know i need more ram but do i need a better cpu ?

# Maximum Memory Capacity: 2048MB
# Currently Installed Memory: 256MB
# Available Memory Slots: 1
# Number of Banks: 2
# Dual Channel Support: No
# CPU Manufacturer: GenuineIntel
# CPU Family: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.93GHz Model 4, Stepping 1
# CPU Speed: 2926 MHz

Needs more RAM and if Windows is running slowly perhaps a reinstall of that as well.

yes it will have a look underneath the laptop generally i will tell you where the slot is. its real easy mate, get 1gb RAM

Pretty sure the website told me i only had one slot..

Would the old one just pop/pull out do you know?

its pretty easy to fit, hopefully if you have 2 slots they are both accessible from the bottom of the laptop.

excellent website. cheers :D

get onto www.crucial.com\uk do a scan my system and purchase some more

Not really got enough money the now for a new one. Being a student sucks :(

Its running on windows XP home edition
192mb RAM

how much RAM does it already have?

operating system?

What Shep said, you have to remember though there is a limit on how far you can with laptops unless u want to spend a lot of money changing parts round that might not necessarily be cooled properly by an outdated cooling system.

In some cases its just cheaper to sell up and buy a better stock one

upgrade the ram first, its cheap and easy to do

Probably cheaper to buy a new one!

Great idea :|

Drop it from a great height :boggle:

Would it be better buying more RAM or just upgrading the processor?

Not got a clue with these things tbh

Its an Acer Aspire 3502LM

Intel Celeron M Processor 360
(1.4 Ghz, 400MHz FSB, 1MB L2 Cache

[Edited on 27-02-2008 by Eddie.2k]