How to install Crucial® RAM in a laptop: 10 easy steps

If your laptop is running slowly, you may be wondering how to install RAM to speed things up. Installing Crucial® memory (RAM) in a laptop or notebook computer takes just a few minutes and instantly makes your PC faster! If you can change out the batteries in your TV remote control, you have what it takes to install memory. Here’s a quick recap of the steps covered in this video.

0:00– Intro
0:13– Step 1: Clear Space and Gather Supplies
0:23– Step 2: Shut System Down
0:26– Step 3/4: Unplug Laptop and Remove Battery
0:39– Step 5: Press Power Button for 5 Seconds
0:46–Step 6: Open Laptop Case
0:54– Step 7: Ground Yourself
1:05– Step 8: Remove Old RAM

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[janetstone]

Easy to install - plug and play - however, when powered on, I got a black screen and message, blah blah your stuff will not be saved select a or b? Can you cover this on your

[elderberries]

Bought a Crucial. Everything works great so far. Are there any drivers or software I need to know about to achieve maximum performance?

[raviteja-toxk]

Crucial tool suggested a 20 GB Ram for my laptop. However customer support said only 12 GB available for my laptop

4Gb is soldered ram. Another slot is having 4GB ram.

Can I replace it with 16 GB stick

[hamadalazmi]

So I have a asus rog strix 2 laptop and I can’t remove the battery ?
And will duel Chanel ram increase the preforms?

[madhumitasarkar]

I have a laptop with 4 GB ram 2400 mhz soldiered and an empty slot...I want to upgrade my laptop to 8 GB dual channel. Can you please help me finding the correct RAM? My Laptop Model is Lenovo IdeaPad S145-15API.

[andresloth]

I have a gaming laptop working in dual channel with 2 ddr4 4gb modules and I'm thinking of upgrading to 16 gb single channel. Will this noticeably improve performance? (I know 2 rams of 8gb is better but I want to save some money) .

[SARTAJALI-egqu]

If install new ram from 4gb to Crucial 8Gb then need to install windows again or only need to install windows when i will replace ssd

[getyellowedyt]

Is this RAM compatible for the asus tuf gaming laptop I was just wondering before buying

[sarahjames]

I spoke with a crucial representative in order to upgrade my 4gb laptop ram to an 8gb ram. She told me that I would only need a single 4gb ram to do so. Unfortunately my laptop doesn't seem to recognize the new ram.

[eliasmartiniuc]

Is the crucial 8gb 1600 ddr3l sodimm compatibile with Lenovo Ideapad 100-15IBD?

[kennyy]

Is this RAM compatible with Acer TMP257-MG-76RB?

[rajanrana]

One Major Question I have any many member in my community has the same question.
Crucial Laptop ram comes with three different "Product of Origin"
1. Product of China
2. Product of Malaysia
3. Assembled in Mexico
Now the question is which one is original and which one is fake how can we distinguish it?
Have seen this 3 different type of origin for same model number ram.

[kalyaninanduri]

Hello I have a doubt my laptop has a 4gb ram I thinking of upgrading it to 8 gb ram so what should I do shall I install another 4 gb ram or install 8 gb ram by removing the 4 gb ram or keep both of them so I get 12 ram?

[mikepham]

Next time, can you try doing an All in one PC?

[satyamsharma]

I installed 8gb ddr4 2400 crusial ram on my laptop having 2400 4gb ddr4 ram, it worked fine for 1 hour but after that it showed BSOD memory Management error and then turned off, now every time i open my laptop is shows some kind of BSOD errors and then shuts down.... please help me....

[thundercraftnetwork]

only thing i'am not sure if i have 8gb already installed but if i buy a other 8gb ram stick of crucial will i have 16gb ram and will it work?

[dwaynevenzon]

i bought an 8GB DDR3 SODIMM with 1.6v, but for some reason its not working on my Aspire E5 573g

[danielgarzon]

Hello, crucial handles this ram model CB16GS2666, is it original?

[doomcarry]

Hello there is no mention of model cb8gs2400 on your website and i am getting recommended ct8g4sfs824a for my laptop from your scanner but only cb8gs2400 is available not the ct8g4sfs824a one. Is cb8gs2400 compatible with my laptop ? my laptop is acer predator helios 300 2017 (1050ti model)

[arpitsharma]

when I run the command line for getting the manufactures details i found 859B as a manufacturer name... it that an original ram command I run : "wmic memorychip get devicelocator, manufacturer" please reply to me its urgent