How to upgrade Dell Mini 10v memory - Part 1 (disassemble)

[@umedavk2011]

I speak as a retired tech teacher when I say that was an excellent demo : every step shown/described slowly, and clearly!!! Well done :))) SUBSCRIBED !

[@whoiskeith]

You rock! I have no fear of tearing into an engine or a wall, but I was a bit nervous about this. Your video made it super easy and I was finished in less than an hour. I used a credit card to get the palm rest off, and to prevent scratching the motherboard, I used a wooden cuticle stick from a nail grooming kit for removing and reassembling the various plugs. Thanks a million for putting this together.

[@krystalfox007]

I have watched a lot of tutorials on how to upgrade the dell mini 10v, and ironically the funny thing is, the guy who did it on the CARPET honestly did the best job explaining and detailing than anybody else lol. Nice job dude.

[@deleon723]

I watched the videos a couple of times and at first was pretty intimidated to try it. I just finished upgrading my Mini 10v. It took probably close to an hour (I kept re-watching sections to make sure I didn't mess it up.) Thank you so much for going step by step and the zooms were really helpful. (I did notice after I put all the screws in one cup that there were a few different lengths and should have put them in more than one cup.)

[@BittyVids]

I used this video to repair my speaker popping noise. It turned out dell had pinched the wires under the trackpad and it shorted though. Their service was terrible, your video saved me lots of headache and money. Thanks very much!!!

[@DJSILKWOLF]

Thanks so much. I literally just finished this whole process 10 minutes ago and am now writing this on the upgraded mini 10v. Video was so straightforward that I just watched it on my iPhone as I was taking this thing apart. Mad props to you, not so much for Dell.... ;)

[@online4yourmind]

Another upgrade Completed... Also fitted a bluetooth module while I was in there.. Excellent tutorial.. quick, simple and well put together both part 1 and 2... Thanks Heaps!!!!

[@jeffreytufaro]

Thanks so much for both these videos, worked like a charm. No issues at all, even installed an SSD. Got this thing zooming. Thanks again!

[@bigwass42]

Wow thanks. I honestly didn't think I could do this, but I was able to, and it really didn't even take that long. Anyone who wants to try it just go slow and don't break anything. Good luck.

[@bosworthone]

What a star,I followed these instructions and everything worked a treat all this bearing in mind I have never been inside a laptop before. Thank you so much,good man.

[@Mistywon]

Just got a hold of one of these and used these videos to do the memory upgrade. Was a little skeptical that I could pull it off but everything went pretty smooth. Thanks a bunch!

[@icehairball]

I finally did this after 2 years, thanks for your video! I was nervous, but I got tired of the performance with 1 GB, 2 GB makes it quite better!

[@T3CHN1CS1200]

Phenomenal how-to video. Thanks for seeding up the scenes of the video where you are unscrewing. This is how all how-to hardware swap videos should be done.

[@LotsofYarn]

Excellent videos, easy to follow, worked perfectly! Thanks! One note for others, my hard drive didn't just pop out, it took quite a bit to work it loose. Also, couldn't get the last power cable loose, so just flipped up the motherboard and popped in the new memory stick.

[@davidseymour7517]

Thanks This has given a new lease of life to the wife's Notebook. Great walkthru' for a complete N00B :)

[@albertotravieso9270]

You have the best display and narration

[@daintree20]

Best instructional video I have seen yet. Very well done sir and thank you.

[@themagicguy1]

If one does not have a plastic spudger tool, guitar picks are a great alternative. They are available in a variety of sizes and thicknesses and are great for sliding between laptop plastics

[@hlollett]

thanks a lot man... following your instructions in the video was very easy and everything went OK. thanks again for your support

[@drzneno]

I just want to say that your video was so helpful. Continue to post more videos! THANX

[@yargnad]

@darkrashan Apparently it isn't that highly static-sensitive. In fact, the sensitivity of many solid state devices is much lower than you would think. I have never had a single device die from a static discharge blowing the circuitry and havent been overly cautious. Just basically dont rub it around on the floor and make sure you discharge yourself before you pick something up.

[@protourfox]

awesome video! Just followed step by step and had it complete in a short time. installed the 2 gb.. with win7 ult - works well on the mini!

[@uhaha007]

Thank you so much. Because of your video, I succeed 10v's memory upgrading. So I want you to be a happy. Good luck to you. From Seoul, Republic of Korea.

[@lavastudiokorea1985]

I'm from korea too hi dude

[@MrRhar1]

Thanks for the info. My Dell is a 10/10 and from what i've read on here the memory cannot be upgraded, because it's soldered on, but at least i know that now as i was contemplating trying to take the back off and do it myself. Thanks for posting.

[@darkrashan]

@darkrashan NICE!!!! Jrin Ok I'm extremely happy that you added that comment to the vid :D Most people would have sworn at me and other stuff.. that you admitted it and fixed the error just makes this vid even more useful, Thank you for the correction and great vid!

[@reanimationxp]

really nice video dude.. great shots and good pace. keep up the good work!

[@josepaul2000]

good goin dude, all of us were at that point at some time in our lives :), next time you change ram u probly wont need a vid, the first time i changed ram i was so precautious about evrything...

[@jameshasanswers]

@SuperMario64N64 no, the 1010 is not a 10v (the 10v is 1011). The memory on the 1010 (which is the only mini 10 series netbook with hdmi) has the memory soldered to the main board and cannot be updated.

[@FreeBeer13]

Thanks for this video. Just a note: if you can't remove the WLAN "mini card" screw, don't worry. There's no need to remove it; unplugging the cables suffices.

[@Lovetoburnfuel]

Good work my man, I would however recommend for future tear downs, that you use a guitar pic, to to pull those clips out, that hold the ribbons in. That would cause minimum to no damage to the motherboard, if you should scrape it :-)

[@trentsintense]

Great video! Made an otherwise very painful process quite bearable. Thanks

[@jameshasanswers]

@N4TH298 there's a link to various sticks of 2gb from amazon in the video description above

[@darkrashan]

Using a thin knife blade (length ways) helps take out the palm rest, DONT PRY TOO FAST it's not too hard (you just dont want to bend it in the middle, its delicate around the touch pad)

[@gerhardbahn3542]

Great Job. You made it perfectly easy to do in 15 min! Thx a lot

[@dmhutchi]

I like the fast forwarding haha. Are you using a tripod?

[@ssdivizion]

To change a ram-memory is necessary to disassemble the entire laptop...Designers from Dell really screw up work here

[@WoodsonRoad]

i commend you on your patience mann

[@safesurfer65]

Thanks, useful, try using a guitar plectrum for separating cases, palm rests etc.

[@darko55]

@KenshenSim this is the dell inspiron mini 10.

[@deafimplant]

TIP: at 3:50, sometimes if you dont have fingernails, or dont want to use something as abrasive as a flathead, i use a guitar pick! they usually come in three sizes, thin, med, and heavy, just buy all 3, they cost like $0.25 a piece. i actually found mine outside of a music store lol. hope this helps! also, thank you for this tutorial; i just ordered one of these used via amazon with 1gb, so, first thing im going to do is up it to 2. is 2 the max? id maybe like to put 4 in it. netbook or not lol

[@darkrashan]

@joninyt if you say so.. there's a reason all those ESD stickers come on ram and cpu's and such.. and there's also a reason all professional technicians are /required/ to use them, but *shrug* to each their own

[@bvp663]

That's a nice scredriver set. Where'd you get it or what brand is it?

[@paulJkiely]

Clear, concise and practical. Thank you.

[@peterbroadhurst]

Outstanding! Thank you so much for your time and expertise. You made a daunting task a doddle. Clear instructions, great video and an innate ability to inspire confidence in a cave-dweller, like myself. ;-)

[@Hondurez7]

will these steps work if there is no acsess to the mini card in the back, becase there are no ram upgrade vids for the dell Inspiron 10!

[@theiceman1972]

Do you happen to have a video of how to swap the screen? My daughter stepped on her screen and I want to put another on in. Please help.

[@darkrashan]

Great video but two questions: 1. where's your antistatic wrist strap? 2. Why's that expensive highly static-sensitive minicard sitting on your carpet?. In school they teach us static is horribly bad for sensitive electronics.. if you do this be very careful about static. Use an anti-static wrist grounding strap (or pad or w/e you have). If you don't have or can't afford, ground yourself out to something to release static. Use an anti static bag to put minicard on, or use glass if you dont have

[@bigwass42]

Oh and to find out what type of ram your mini takes just search for it in amazon. All I did was put in "mini 10v 1011 ram" and it came up with all the compatible options. Just make sure it lists your model number in the description.

[@StalePhish]

@AAGx88: it really isn't much work. you'll spend more time waiting for applications to load and close while using the computer than the time it will take you to switch the RAM out

[@darkfeelings5]

I love you man!!! I'm a new fan!!! Even dumb person like me could do this!!!

[@YogiBiker]

Did you notice a performance delta? Thanks, Bill

[@StuBoyUK]

great video man i reversed it at the end, to put the netbook back together, lol all good !

[@farazshaikh832]

good stuff man! what kind'a memory should i get? ddr? what are the specs? thx

[@mrnice1058]

thanks for the write up man it helped me out a lot i hate working on mini's because i am scared i am going to break them or lose a screw..lol

[@ticketman617]

i just ordered the Dell 10v. i'm gonna do a memory install. but while i'm in there. i want to add bluetooth. do you know which module to get & where?

[@cgomfam]

2 questions 1. What type of memory do you recommend? 2. you show the Mini 10v is the 10 same way?

[@appleinfl]

@darkrashan I've worked standing on carpet without a wrist strap for years and not once have I caused static damage.

[@LimitlessNarration]

@gerisam is it fast? I know someone with mini 10v without mac osx installed and its slow. does upgrading to 2gb with mac osx give you a noticeable speed difference?

[@chess012345]

Thank you for this wonderful video! One question: can I upgrade to 4 GB? Is it useful?

[@darkrashan]

@GE24Tony It's possible it may be clogged with dirt, or you might have a defective fan, it's known to happen :(

[@v8nman]

@DonMique You could do whichever you want first, it makes no difference.

[@reanimationxp]

@DonMique doesn't matter, but i did it after. osx is pretty friendly about it.

[@darkrashan]

@GE24Tony its possible that with less memory it works harder to cache and swap files and such, that's actually a bit out of my normal realm of operations :D Good luck tho

[@xXGhostChuyXx]

dude......you saved me...why? cuz that PC crashed about 7 months ago and i thought it was the motherboard that actually crashed but i decided to disassemble my old net book and remove the hard drive, and the only problem my old PC has is a burned hard drive and i might just get a new one.

[@geetarwanabe]

hey, do you know if the unit is powerful? i mean, is it slow to run?? what kind of software comes with it? do you know what the maximum ram available is, can i upgrade to 3/4gb?

[@mlovc]

I found a Inspironmini with an atom z530 processor, i tried to upgrade ram memmory, it wasn't possible, the processor and ram are built in a single ddr module, so if you remove the module the netbook wont have a processor, hehehe, I wonder what would happen if i install this module in another inspiron mini with n270 atom, could it work like a co-processor?

[@karmaart6511]

Hello ! I have a question, everyone say to upgrade 1 to 2 gb but I've seen it's compatible with 4 gb RAM. So my question is, it is or not ?

[@darkrashan]

@GE24Tony They're not made for gaming, they're made for surfing the net, traveling while working, and doing school reports and such.. It's a netbook not a laptop. If it doesn't have a bluetooth mini pci-e then it doesn't have bluetooth (some models that advertise it have it soldered onto the motherboard). If yours doesn't you can add it but you may lose wifi Reason it gets so hot (it does have a fan) is cause it's tiny and they have to cram a lot of tech in a small case. Dont cover vents :P

[@earthdragon72]

Thank U it works i can't get my keyboard in back correctly I messed up by putting in screw in the wrong spot. However, I do have another usb keyboard on it!!!

[@necromx]

good idea guitar picks work good too

[@Ravedaze.]

Well I was thinking about doing this myself but now it looks so complex I don't think I'll bother ☹️

[@bzearfoss]

any idea why dell made it this hard? im guessing it has something to do with the no more than 1gb for xp thing?

[@guitartechservices4354]

Thanks so much. now I can do mine with your help! Thanks!

[@melberg9098]

THX for both the vid's easy upgrade works fine again

[@noijen123]

@theiceman1972 it is AC looc on the site of dell

[@Palmbeatzstudio]

leave it to dell to let thing s be held in place with 1 screw good video man :)

[@carloshperedac]

Does anybody know if the 2Gb memory board has to be Dell, or does a generic (Kingston) may work too?

[@noijen123]

on the site of dell mini 10. imput AC output DC my first message was wrong

[@funnyguylol69]

does it void the warranty?

[@ktdeejay]

keep in mind, no AC ever makes it to the laptop. It's strickly DC inside. You mentioned AC a few times in the video.

[@tabogae]

Thank You this video is excellent in every respect.

[@xInfatuatedYT]

What type of memory does this take?

[@jgimco]

can i use ddr3 1333 mhz memory there?

[@theiceman1972]

not sure what you mean by "its is AC looc". please explain.

[@dogbeatz]

@trentsintense Dido! Until i watched the Video not such a good idea to cut into the bottom of the case with oscillating saw. It is a science project to replace the memory. jrinco11 thank you for sharing the old adage - planned obsolescence.

[@rskk724]

Does anyone know if this will work on Dell mini 10? not 10v?

[@EddieBryan]

I just can't believe you have to take the whole damn computer apart just to upgrade memory. I never would have bought one if I had known memory was so hard to upgrade.

[@freeeagle7]

VERY HELPFULL, THANKS A LOT !!!!!!!

[@ccontillo]

Thank you for that video...It really helped

[@courage1st]

Sweet! Thanks and very helpful.

[@JobForAJason]

my 2,W,S,X keys no longer work :/ how can i fix this?

[@alex5523]

my girlfriend has this one too, and i recovered her netbook, the laptop had this dell program already installed there, something like dell support or something like that dont remember the name, and thas were the laptop had the option to recover back to factory settings. Look for a dell program.

[@Elinternetsecurity]

so nice thank you for your time

[@formicola333]

Is that the ram or hard drive

[@sebastiantataru4883]

I guess that's why they said Mini 10v does not have a ram upgrade option.

[@Seijuro2007]

can we add 4 gb to this mini?

[@Hondurez7]

I messed up my coment and (I cant trash the first one for some reason) my labtop is an inspiron mini, the instructions say its upgrade able to 2g and there are no vids :(

[@s.i.teachinghome175]

Thank you so much brother

[@theloop82]

Thanks for the effort i would have been cussing much more without this video.

[@FixedHDD]

For Mac OS X you can't have enough RAM. 1Gig is minimum for Snow Leopard