Acer Aspire 3 A315-23 N18Q13 SSD and Ram Upgrade

In This video im opening up an Acer Aspire 3 A315-23 N18Q13
To do a ram and SSD Upgrade
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Tools that i use frequently that are Ali-express Affiliate linked
Sunshine S-918E Heatpad: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DF8...
Previously i had a CPB Heatpad, but that died late 2022, so i am now using
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my go to glue for almost everything now days!
Thin Metal Pry Tool: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_dTz...
Used to open ipad and remove glued back covers on phones
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When using the heat gun near sensitive parts, its best to cover them
With this to protect them
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The usual tape i use on most repairs, on screens
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For things that need more Stick!,usually on tablet digitizers
Phone Repair Tool Kit: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/bH1lqUe4
A Similar tool kit to mine, that i use for those random screws that you dont normally see
Hakko FX 951 Clone Station: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_AkLHNJ
My Soldering Station i use, so far it has been good
Quick 861DW Hot Air Station: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_9HNS4h
This was a purchase to learn a bit more in micro soldering
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Power Z USB Amp Tester: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Bf7...
Advanced readouts of power draw on devices
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The Black Tweezers i use in my videos
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A New Version of the pry tools
Basic Digital Microscope: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_dXD...
This is the kit i purchased to do micro soldering, if you see a video
of me micro soldering it was captured on this cameras feed
Orico 120w 10 Port Charging Station: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/miqk2Le
The Charging station i use out the back, usually having multiple devices connected
Doesn't support Fast charging but still does a good job
One page i go to when I'm curious what new repair tools are out is:
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[@Em0_lie]

Thank you for this video! Because of it, it was so easy to change ram and thermal paste.

[@rickstechrepairs]

Your welcome

[@Jawa_Jedi]

Thanks for the vid, been looking to upgrade the ram on mine 👍🏻

[@rickstechrepairs]

Glad to help :)

[@Jawa_Jedi]

Rick what RAM was it you used for the laptop? I don't want to order wrong one

[@ahmetasmadili8676]

thank you bro

[@rickstechrepairs]

No problem

[@kennthbrowne7051]

very nice laptop love it the only thing i have change my SSD 128 need to put like 1TB SSD and need put 8GB RAM in it thanks nice video

[@kazantip8327]

Hello, I have the same laptop and discovered a problem: I installed a 256 GB nvme drive, Pcie 3.0 x4, but it works in Pcie 1.0 x2 mode according to crystaldiskinfo. Tell me, does your drive work in PCie 3.0 x4 mode? If you encountered the same problem, how did you fix it?

[@yangbukan-bukanje3348]

hi i wanna ask, does this laptop compatible with hdd, because i want to add hdd but i cant find where is the connector to hdd

[@dipeshwithacam]

I have same but My spex spec are 8 gb ram And 512 gb ssd Can i slot another 8 gb or i have to put 4 gb And what about ssd can i replace 512 witg 1tb?

[@donjourney5947]

if i change the ssd from 128 gb to 1 tb. do i have change the RAM if it's already 8 gb? and also before i change the ssd do i have to save/transfer the files from the Documents folder and/or from download folder?

[@galaxychannelyt4656]

Rick can u help me in acer tc 780 recommend chasis

[@user-zw4ns1lv8o]

hello so i have this laptop as well and i just took the thing apart and regarding the ram it has a 4gb ram stick in it right now im trying to figure how to upgrade it to 12gb i don't see the onboard memory anywhere so i don't understand how its reading 4gb only if theres something on the motherboard as well

[@steveletterman7121]

it has one removable ram stick and one that is integrated to the motherboard, both are 4gb. That's why when you removed one it still detects 4gb of ram. You need to replace the 4gb of removable memory with 8gb to have 12gb of total ram.

[@vignesha3494]

I need 32 GB of memory is that possible?

[@Shadow23565]

Which generation nvme supported? And how much max capacity in 2.5 sata

[@rickstechrepairs]

i would assume 3.0 but 4.0 should still work at limited speed

[@Shadow23565]

@@rickstechrepairs Thanks

[@xodee1ggg]

How much 315-23 can hold ram 16? Maybe?

[@rickstechrepairs]

I would expect 16gb would be fine

[@duduthekid_]

i have one with 8gb single chanel can i buy a 16gb and put it in the 8gb chanel?

[@rickstechrepairs]

yes

[@momo---453]

i have been gaming with this laptop for some time, but i've realized that it isn't running very fast, what could i upgrade? mine has 16 gb of ram

[@rickstechrepairs]

has it got an ssd? if yes there is no further upgrades you can do

[@momo---453]

@@rickstechrepairs i have no idea, how can i see that?

[@gingerbreadman3108]

When I Upgrade Ram do I HAVE to upgrade the SSD?

[@rickstechrepairs]

nope

[@HIgameAHMED]

I have same laptop with 4gb of ram solid to the motherboard if i add an 4gb it will be dual channel right?? Pls answer my questions ❤️❤️

[@rickstechrepairs]

I think so

[@river2345]

i have laptop with same hard drive, it turn on but the display is black and keep showing brighter and darker black screen. do you have video explanation how to repair it?

[@rickstechrepairs]

sorry I don't I have a solution for that

[@antonioforte88]

Did u check the RAM compatibility?

[@vignesha3494]

​@@antonioforte88how to check ram compatibility

[@Sch_111]

I got a problem, so i bought one with 16gb ram, i openend it and there is a 8gb ram card in it? Did i got scammed or what?

[@rickstechrepairs]

if it's only one ram slot I would be thinking you have 8gb of ram soldered to the mainboard

[@Ghost_M5]

Hello, I have a problem, since you have the same laptop as me, I hope you can help me, I want to upgrade the ram on my laptop, but it is already occupied with one ram stick that says it has a capacity of 4GB, but I have 8GB on my laptop, so it says in the task manager, so if you can explain to me how this is possible, I'm not really a tech guy, any help would be much appreciated. 😊

[@hoodrabbit4293]

You probably have two ram slots 4gbs each the other one might be under the motherboard

[@Ghost_M5]

@@hoodrabbit4293 thank you for the feedback

[@rickstechrepairs]

i would suspect that 4GB is Soldered directly on the mainboard so you would be upgrade 4GB + 8GB or 16GB

[@Ghost_M5]

@@rickstechrepairs Thanks man appreciate it