Hello Want to upgrade my Acer One D255 netbook owners.
There has been a lot of discussion and controversy (Acer remain mysteriously silent on this one) on the chat forums over whether RAM upgrade can be installed on the new model. From 1GB to 2GB with only one slot available. Well, Ive just done it on my D255 2DQkk model. Wasnt easy, took a LOT of research and one has to be VERY careful over some installations and disassembly, as not all the instructions on the net apply to this model. The design is slightly different to the very similar advertised models. On my model I had to take the keyboard out, release some important 4 door latch screws, before allowing the under trap door to be pried open.
But it works and my net book accepted it straight away. Had to do some resetting after tho to make it take full effect. All up took about an hour.
It had in it: Kingston 1GB 1 Rx8 PC2 6400S 666-12-B2. Now it has in it 2GB 200 Pin SO DIMM DDR2 PC2-5300 667MHz from good old Mr Memory. 30 Euros. Arrived in Ireland in only 4 days.
Im in agreement with some of the other comments made, especially in that, true it does make things; processes, opening and closing of various programs, graphics etc, a little faster, but not as fast as doubling the already (at least stated for a netbook) healthy RAM should do.
But on 1 GB it was just Tooooo sloooww
My suspicion is that its the N450 processor thats slowing it down, along with the painfully slow & rather frustratingly structured Windows starter 7, and Office 2010 starter, both of which take ages.
The performance indicators show that the computers efficiency only increased a little.
What Id like to do now, is get rid of the slow & frustratingly structured Windows Starter 7, and Office 2010 Starter, and install some other software more suitable, but I hear its risky as the drivers may not match? Has anybody tried it? XP? Downloadable?
And Id like to install say, Word 2003 or 2007 instead of the lazy Word 2010 starter on it now. But there is no disc drive. Has anybody had success with these concepts? Thanks.
KJ. Kiwi in Ireland. 5-3-11
There has been a lot of discussion and controversy (Acer remain mysteriously silent on this one) on the chat forums over whether RAM upgrade can be installed on the new model. From 1GB to 2GB with only one slot available. Well, Ive just done it on my D255 2DQkk model. Wasnt easy, took a LOT of research and one has to be VERY careful over some installations and disassembly, as not all the instructions on the net apply to this model. The design is slightly different to the very similar advertised models. On my model I had to take the keyboard out, release some important 4 door latch screws, before allowing the under trap door to be pried open.
But it works and my net book accepted it straight away. Had to do some resetting after tho to make it take full effect. All up took about an hour.
It had in it: Kingston 1GB 1 Rx8 PC2 6400S 666-12-B2. Now it has in it 2GB 200 Pin SO DIMM DDR2 PC2-5300 667MHz from good old Mr Memory. 30 Euros. Arrived in Ireland in only 4 days.
Im in agreement with some of the other comments made, especially in that, true it does make things; processes, opening and closing of various programs, graphics etc, a little faster, but not as fast as doubling the already (at least stated for a netbook) healthy RAM should do.
But on 1 GB it was just Tooooo sloooww
My suspicion is that its the N450 processor thats slowing it down, along with the painfully slow & rather frustratingly structured Windows starter 7, and Office 2010 starter, both of which take ages.
The performance indicators show that the computers efficiency only increased a little.
What Id like to do now, is get rid of the slow & frustratingly structured Windows Starter 7, and Office 2010 Starter, and install some other software more suitable, but I hear its risky as the drivers may not match? Has anybody tried it? XP? Downloadable?
And Id like to install say, Word 2003 or 2007 instead of the lazy Word 2010 starter on it now. But there is no disc drive. Has anybody had success with these concepts? Thanks.
KJ. Kiwi in Ireland. 5-3-11
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