Ram/Laptop Question

**Raven** · 05-08-2008

I was just wondering....when installing ram into a laptop do you have to wipe your feet before touching the ram like you do with a desktop?

**Masked_Felix** · 05-08-2008

Just touch something metal to discharge the static before you handle it. It's no biggie.

**Raven** · 05-08-2008

Alright, thank you man. I brought this baby off of my uncle for five hundred bucks, damn sure can't afford to take chances by accidentally ruining it. Plan on getting some real soon.

shotkeeper · 05-08-2008

YOU BOUGHT RAM FOR 500????

Madness · 05-08-2008

I bought 4Gb of RAM for £80. Of course, laptop RAM is harder to find.

Roleplay · 05-08-2008

and i here i am with my 512mb T_T (and it's not labtop ram...)

shotkeeper · 05-08-2008

I never knew Laptop Ram was harder find, I never knew they were different. I dont have a laptop but on my pc I have 1 Gb wich pretty sucks these days Lol. I see people with 8 gb. Lol they offered me RAM they can send by post, I was like wtf I'm not poor lol.

**Vizard** · 05-08-2008

I have 2 GB or RAM...

**Raven** · 05-09-2008

No, I paid five hundred for my laptop.

Check these two sites out:

Newegg.com - Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, Digital Cameras and more!
http://www.edgetechcorp.com/

It's not hard to find if you have those in your arsenal.

**Masked_Felix** · 05-09-2008

TigerDirect.com isn't bad either.

figg · 05-14-2008

I get pretty much everything electronic from newegg or amazon depending on the sales.
I was able to make my own PC for $2000...which is now worth only $500.
But I have 4GB of RAM....and my computer still can't run Crysis...

**Ace** · 05-17-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raven

I was just wondering....when installing ram into a laptop do you have to wipe your feet before touching the ram like you do with a desktop?

The best way to do it is to get one of those cheap-o grounding straps. You attach one end to your wrist and clip the other end to the metal frame of your laptop/PC. It also helps to work on a surface that doesn't produce static electricity, like a metal or wood counter. Avoid glass or plastic tables and carpeted areas.

If you don't have a grounding strap, you can achieve a similar effect by touching and then trying to stay in constant physical contact with the metal frame of your laptop/PC while you install the memory. It can feel a little contortionist at times, but it can usually be done pretty easily.

Oh, and I hope you were joking with what you said above. Wiping your feet before you touch RAM is the total reverse of what you should do -- that's a good way to zap it dead.

**Raven** · 05-17-2008

Lol, I watched my grandpa install it for me. :p
He just clenched the edges and nothing of the circuitry was damaged. I now have 2 gigabytes of ram! It's much faster and smoother and running Photoshop is easier as well.

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Masked_Felix Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Randland Posts: 4,108 Rep Power: 111	Re: Ram/Laptop Question Just touch something metal to discharge the static before you handle it. It's no biggie. __________________

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Raven Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 4,899 Rep Power: 28	Re: Ram/Laptop Question Alright, thank you man. I brought this baby off of my uncle for five hundred bucks, damn sure can't afford to take chances by accidentally ruining it. Plan on getting some real soon. __________________ Favorite Quotes: "Everyone dies, it's a natural part of life. But if your life has no meaning you're already dead." -Wolf's Rain, Kiba "Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost." -Fullmetal Alchemist, Alphonse Elric "It's not what folks say...it's what you answer to." -Madea Movie, Madea "Deploying resilience is more important than being a prodigy." -Life, Me

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shotkeeper (12) Saiyan Prince Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Holland Posts: 230 Rep Power: 1	Re: Ram/Laptop Question YOU BOUGHT RAM FOR 500????

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Roleplay (23) Final Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: The world that never was. Posts: 2,641 Blog Entries: 5 Rep Power: 64	Re: Ram/Laptop Question and i here i am with my 512mb T_T (and it's not labtop ram...) __________________

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shotkeeper (12) Saiyan Prince Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Holland Posts: 230 Rep Power: 1	Re: Ram/Laptop Question I never knew Laptop Ram was harder find, I never knew they were different. I dont have a laptop but on my pc I have 1 Gb wich pretty sucks these days Lol. I see people with 8 gb. Lol they offered me RAM they can send by post, I was like wtf I'm not poor lol.

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Vizard /gc/ addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 4,206 Blog Entries: 6 Rep Power: 219	Re: Ram/Laptop Question I have 2 GB or RAM... __________________ Locke will FUCK your Shit UP!

05-09-2008	#9 (permalink)
Raven Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 4,899 Rep Power: 28	Re: Ram/Laptop Question No, I paid five hundred for my laptop. Check these two sites out: Newegg.com - Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, Digital Cameras and more! http://www.edgetechcorp.com/ It's not hard to find if you have those in your arsenal. __________________ Favorite Quotes: "Everyone dies, it's a natural part of life. But if your life has no meaning you're already dead." -Wolf's Rain, Kiba "Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost." -Fullmetal Alchemist, Alphonse Elric "It's not what folks say...it's what you answer to." -Madea Movie, Madea "Deploying resilience is more important than being a prodigy." -Life, Me

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Masked_Felix Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Randland Posts: 4,108 Rep Power: 111	Re: Ram/Laptop Question TigerDirect.com isn't bad either. __________________

05-14-2008	#11 (permalink)
figg (4) Turtle School Disciple Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Mixigen Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	Re: Ram/Laptop Question I get pretty much everything electronic from newegg or amazon depending on the sales. I was able to make my own PC for $2000...which is now worth only $500. But I have 4GB of RAM....and my computer still can't run Crysis...

05-17-2008	#13 (permalink)
Raven Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 4,899 Rep Power: 28	Re: Ram/Laptop Question Lol, I watched my grandpa install it for me. :p He just clenched the edges and nothing of the circuitry was damaged. I now have 2 gigabytes of ram! It's much faster and smoother and running Photoshop is easier as well. __________________ Favorite Quotes: "Everyone dies, it's a natural part of life. But if your life has no meaning you're already dead." -Wolf's Rain, Kiba "Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost." -Fullmetal Alchemist, Alphonse Elric "It's not what folks say...it's what you answer to." -Madea Movie, Madea "Deploying resilience is more important than being a prodigy." -Life, Me