How To Upgrade RAM Memory to 2GB on an ACER Aspire One D255E D255 Netbook

This video shows how to upgrade memory on the Acer Aspire One from 1GB to 2GB. Use the 2GB Kingston PC1333 for the D255E-13639. Cost was right at $20 as of June 2011.

[@allenijena]

i'm happy we live in a world with people that upload helpful videos like yourself. thank you!

[@michaeloday8245]

For those of you who are unable to see through his hands, you want to remove the screws marked "DOOR - M2x8"

[@sebastianlunaalonso256]

Thank You!

[@STRmw2]

pft.. mudbloods.

[@UltimaXReborn]

I think you are the one I've been trying to find. I have an Acer Aspire 5349-2635 Laptop/Notebook. This is literally the closest to my model that I've been able to find a tutorial on. So thank you.

[@LondonCargoman]

thanks for your help - finally got the courage to do this. almost gave up when I had a hard time getting the keyboard out but it all worked out fine. I was quoted 80 dollars to do this by a pc shop - it finally cost me about 20 -with zero for labour - thanks again. the notebook is old but now has windows 10 and is a useful little device to have around

[@TheBigfella48]

Bought my D255 N450 new a couple of years ago. It came with Windows Starter and Android. Very ordinary performance so loaded Lint Mint and performance improved out of sight. Recently upgraded to Linux Mint 17 Xfce which is designed for lower powered computers and it howls and does everything ... Who needs Windows :)

[@DontrelleRoosevelt]

Who needs Windows? The gaming community, and just about everyone else! I wouldn't touch Linux with a 100 ft. dick.

[@stephenlothian3151]

Shoulda been more specific ... linux does everything I need. If I wanted to play childish games I'd buy a playstation or Xbox. Amazing how the people who have alternate opinions love playing with their dicks :) Probably get another smutty reply now. This was a good video it helped a lot.

[@glenncalver886]

Pretty sure NOBODY is using this for gaming. Some people just want to argue

[@ashodmartirossian6487]

This is far the best instruction video I have seen on Acer Aspire one Netbook. One note only: mine is D257-13404 and it has 5 screws and they all are marked "Door". The bottom plate came out only when I try from the side of the panel, as mine has no round hole. Thank you very much.

[@dvdmoore626]

Thanks mate ...It was a pleasure to watch a video where the presenter spoke clearly, the camera was steady, and there was no excruciating background music...good job. Regards..

[@areyes44444]

I am a rookie at working on computers and I followed the video and upgraded my RAM to 2 gig in 20 minutes. Thank you very much!

[@timandalexis]

That keyboard was a PITA~! Thanks for the excellent video and for taking time to show what you did instead of barreling through it like most people do. Worked perfect!

[@bobdawe6179]

Very useful video. The upgrade took less than ten minutes and worked like a charm.

[@ShaynaPulley]

I'm so glad you showed how to do this by taking off the back panel. Thank you so much for this video, the last one I viewed had the keyboard completely dismantled- ribbon and all. Now my 5 year old netbook is happily chugging away with 2 gigs of RAM!

[@ShaynaPulley]

PS- I have an Acer Apire One D260 Intel Atom N450 with Windows 7 SE. For being so limited, it's really useful and has only gathered dust due to my iPad mini never leaving my side.

[@MrStitsevol]

I'm very tired of using computer "experts" to do simple jobs, only to find out after that they have done damage and left screws out or lost rubber feet. I used this video to upgrade. PERFECT. Thank you.

[@ukasztrojanowski3149]

Worked for my D255. And for those who are afraid, you really have to bend that keyboard quite a bit to release it.

[@claycope]

Thank you for posting. this worked perfectly for my D255E-13492. Purchased the 2GB RAM Memory, DDR3-1066MHz 204-pin SODIMM off Amazon, for $26 with shipping. definitely worth it. No issues on boot up.

[@Daddy0s]

thank you sir!!! - i bought the 2Gig upgrade for my Acer AspireOne 255-2509 and after watching your video, it was a SNAP!!!!!!!! took less than 5 minutes. Now my little netbook has 2Gig...Thanks again for your wonderful video!

[@michaelraso]

I own this very computer. I could not have upgraded the RAM without your video help! Thank you!!!!!!

[@ThePitmaster]

I found this video very useful in updating my wife's Acer Aspire One D255-2934, Atom N450 - thank you sseiyah! - Used Crucial 2GB Single DDR2 800MHz (PC2-6400) CL6 SODIMM 200-Pin Notebook Memory Module CT25664AC800 - The keys associated with the keyboard tabs are slightly different than for D255E - The 4 screws holding the bottom cover on are labeled "(0) DOOR" - To see the Setup Utility, tap on the F2 key immediately after powering up. Use right cursor to switch to "Main" tab to see the 2 GB (2048 MB) of new RAM, then switch to Exit tab to boot up - Erik

[@nightbloomingvids]

Thanks so much. I bought one of these for school but it was so slow it was annoying to use. $20 on Amazon and your video saved the day.

[@Gary-Seven-and-Isis-in-1968]

There are many videos here on this subject and it's well worth looking at a few of them, before trying this at home. This is the video that I bookmarked and used, because of the plain English and easy instruction. I'm no stranger to working on desktops, but I'm always nervous about Laptops because they tend to be so delicate to work within. This video inspires confidence in the task and I completed it, in around 15 minutes. My Acer One is from the year 2009 and was bought in the UK from PC World. It's the dual Boot Windows XP Home edition and Android, model D255 - 2BQkk This is probably a model/version unique to PC World, because they have a habit of trimming off any extras possible, in order to maximize their profit, or sell something at low budget price. With the paltry 1 gb of RAM, it has always been extremely slow from day one. I've hardly ever used it, mainly because I purchased a Samsung Tab 2 soon after acquiring the Acer and it suited my needs far more in the area of day to day web browsing. After the upgrade, the improvement in performance is immediately noticeable, with a faster boot up time and web page loading. Just worth mentioning that my new RAM didn't cost $20. It only cost £4.56p from Hong Kong on eBay. A genuine "Crucial" unit and a real bargain. Again, big thanks for this very helpful video, I look forward to seeing the one about the Hard Drive upgrade.

[@theavesmusic]

I've never opened a laptop before but I just used this video as a guide to upgrade my RAM and it was a success, so thank you very much!

[@betctru]

excellent, just finished upgrading my D255-1268 using this (and the recommended memory chip from the local computer store), this worked perfectly. The best of the various KZbin videos on this subject!

[@cutemimi25]

I have the same exact laptop I found on eBay for it good deal, can this take up the 4GB of ram or is 2GB the maximum it can take?

[@JoeTymecki]

Thanks for the tutorial! I learned a bunch!

[@PhantomDrums917]

Extremely helpful! I am going to buy some more memory for my model and was a bit panic stricken over taking it apart. Thanks so much!

[@jeoffer]

Thank you for the video it was very helpful. The upgrade worked great for me. I picked up 2gb memory on ebay for $14.95 delivered (in Australia). I used 2GB MEMORY SODIMM DDR3 LAPTOP RAM PC3-10600S 1333Mhz

[@jacintoxicochuchukaxico5406]

¿la marca tiene que ver o no?

[@RedFlagMobileDotCom]

Hey-- do you think this particular machine will take 4GB of RAM by any chance ?? Could really use it. Good Vid && thanks.

[@randychamberland1800]

This was a great instructional video! I followed this procedure exactly using the tips this person shared and was done in no time. Thank you for making this task very easy! And the upgrade works great!

[@pablohuento5190]

gracias amigo me funciono 9 años después de tu vídeo ja ja ja .saludos

[@shozbite]

Dude I have to give you props for maki8ng it look so easy and very clear n straight forward thxs man!

[@mavericktinsay6301]

Done it using a RAM from my Acer Aspire 4736z which is a 2GB package and it just went right and it functions great. Btw, I have to remove all the screws attached under the keyboard in order for me to completely remove the back panel. All in all i removed 7 screws. Hope this helps. Thank you very much for the videos. Its really a great help.

[@Aure217]

Thanks for this. I was folliowing another guide until I had to press the button to release the back door... I wasn't sure how much force to apply (hard to know if it should just slip out or if you have to force it out), but this video gave me the confidence to just lift it up and poke it out. 2GB RAM now :D

[@tbelle9898]

Thanks for putting this video together. I am hoping the newly added 2GB of RAM our DirecTV Nomad will work much better.

[@DanielandDebbyGarratt]

(continued from below) I though it was a latch and broke it off trying to force it until I found the fifth screw! 3. Test the memory first before putting everything back together! Just put the battery in and see if it boots to BIOS. I was *too* gentle with the memory and hadn't seated it properly! Thanks sseiyah for this video!

[@nickleouk]

Fantastic - This guy knows exactly what he's doing! It only took me 15 mins to upgrade my Aspire One using this video. Thanks & cheers

[@strawdog3571]

Did the upgrade, well worth the effort and expense for net cruising. Thanks for showing me how.

[@canucksentilldesi]

Thank you very much. this is the best demo i have seen on upgrading Acer Aspire D255. Thanks again.

[@sdapeze]

Just followed the instructions but confused by which 4 screws to remove. You could make that clearer. I removed about 8 to be sure. It is a new piece to me so now will charge it up and hope for the best. I am in Colchester, England. Many thanks for taking the time with this.

[@eugenestitt1629]

Thanks, Sir! I did not know it was possible to upgrade my son's little Walmart Computer that I bought him about 3 years ago for Christmas. But thanks to my wife and my son leaving the netbook on the floor I unfortunately experienced the art of changing the monitor in it too. Completed the ram upgrade from one of my old junk HP Pavilion G6, works perfectly. Thx!

[@Keeping-It-Real-55]

Thanks, great tutorial!!! Just followed this video and installed the ram for a customer of mine. Easy Cheezy. Still a painfully slow netbook. Compared to my Wife's Chromebook.

[@strikecola]

Excellent video. Upgraded my forgotten about Aspire and now happily running Lubuntu. Can't believe I was going to spend £180 on a Kindle Fire! No need now and it only cost £9.

[@metalexposer8895]

Can u send link of what os of kubuntu you used? Thnks

[@MatthXIII]

Thanks for this video! I used it for my D270-26Dkk. There are 5 screws to remove, marked with "Door". Don't hesite to push hard on the "Remove" slot to remove the base cover. My new memory card is this one: DDR3 2GB DDR1066 (PC3-8500) Kingston Value [KVR1066D3S8S7/2G]

[@subric1]

Great video, I have a D255E-13605 and I got a Kingston 2GB PC3-8500 CL7 and it works !Thanks so much!

[@chaseman94]

I bought the same model netbook out the pawn shop for $10 because they didn't have a charger for it and I added 2gb of memory from ebay for $10 that a pretty good deal huh?

[@peytonrandulf9743]

I just followed this video and upgraded the memory. It worked perfectly. Thank you for posting this. Excellent!

[@Englemednews]

Ignore the guy who suggests using the hole in the back to push out the keyboard. It is directly under the F4 key which is now ruined. The trick seems to be to use good light to find the clips behind F4 and F8. I used tweezers to push the clips back. There is a fourth clip on mine. Apart from damaged key, 2G upgrade works great!

[@williamsolawale]

Thank you for the dis assembling part...it was more than helpful you just save me from visiting those so called engineers...thanks again

[@xraylax]

Took a mem card out of an old work laptop, followed your instructions, and jammed it up my Acer......... et voilla 2 gig. thanx

[@wallading]

Works! Thanks for the video, it helped a bunch. Much easier than I thought it would be.

[@TinaGeeeee]

Excellent tutorial. I upgraded my D255e 13865 to 2Gb in less than 5 minutes.

[@DanielandDebbyGarratt]

Great video. I have the latest version (the D270 26Dkk) and there's a few differences: 1. on the keyboard there are two more clips on the sides (tab and enter keys). Use the card to force them up. need a bit of force. 2. There is a FIFTH screw, right next to where he has a round hole (on the dkk it is a square plastic tag with door release on it). Unscrew that first, then simply push down on the door release. It is NOT a latch.

[@DawsNova]

Thank you so much. I upgraded my laptops ram from 2 x 2 GB of DDR3 ram to 4 x 4 GB of DDR3 ram and had the spare ram. I used one today and made my new netbook 100% :) couldn't have done it without your tutorial!!! THUMBS UP if this helped you out :)

[@Keith1212]

Great Video. I have the same netbook in blue. I ordered the 2g gSkill 204-pin ddr3 so-dimm 1066 pc3 8500 from newegg. It should be here this week and i'll be using your vid to install. Many thanks.

[@greg8446]

Worked a treat and I happen to have a spare DDR3 module in my drawer. Just have to make sure that if you have a N550 u have to use DDR3. The others are DDR2 i think. Could be why some are not working.

[@challengerssb]

so the viewer can see what you're doing and you can see where the screws are coming out. I had a bit of a problem with that. Other than that, the video was perfect! Thanks again. :)

[@huddie71]

Just used the same process to upgrade N450. Great video, thanks!

[@Peddaniels]

Thanks for the tutorial. I updated my DRAM and changed the HDD to a SDD. It is a pain to get the keyboard off (it is not in factory condition now) but it is pretty easy. Great video. My DRAM was low density RAM that I used in my old Dell netbook. Perhaps people run into a speed issue with other RAM. Mine started right up!

[@wolfgang999]

tnx , i upgraded my old netbook ram with this tutorial :D

[@tapzapper2001]

This is the best video I found how to upgrade...I tried it and it worked amazing !! 100% !! thanks for the video :)

[@worthyto4526]

Excellent! So much learned from this! Now I gotta try it. Thank you for the HELPFUL video. ;)

[@prakashspr]

Thank you very much!! I did solve my netbook display problem following this video.

[@5734173]

It works out like a champ. Everything turns out as what your video says. Thanks for sharing your valuable information. Gary

[@jayparalejas]

Thanks heaps for your tutorial. Really really helpful. FIXED my keyboard in 5 minutes Keep it up bro

[@Supardiyono107]

A best guide to practice. Thank you sir.

[@douglasgonsalves]

I did this to my netbook and it is working a lot better thank you.

[@GameLifter]

Hey man, did the RAM upgrade make a noticeable difference in overall performance? My mom has this same net book and I may upgrade it soon, thanks for the video and the help!

[@tailsdollblack9340]

this will come in handy. ive got the older model though im too afraid that i could wreck it. its my main source for everything !

[@tfez1]

The 2gb memory works with d255E-13281. Thanks a lot for the video.

[@u2bemark]

I saw this and was trying to repeat it with what I assume is a much earlier model.. the NAV50 of Acer Aspire One. The memory is under the smaller removable panel on the underside. It was one screw and then you pry the panel out. The panel pop-out seemed difficult.. so I thought it might be held from the other side.. that's why I found this video. Easy-peasy.. as it was, I suspected something was wrong when he talked about the 4 screws under the keyboard and mine had many more than that. Totally my error.. this was a good tutorial.. if I had had the correct model. Lubuntu does seem to be a bit snappier with 2GB. I used a $25 GSkill SODIMM from newegg. F2-5300CL5S-2GBSK

[@drpreppersc]

Thanks for the vid. I used it, starting, stopping, and rewatching it to upgrade my RAM to 2 gb.

[@gentasepriandi999]

I got one aspire one but i think its a different one, i can change the ram without keyboard dissaembly, is it the same type? Can we upgrade it with 4gb?

[@megasquals]

Great video! I just got the em355-n571 which I believe is identical to this netbook. Does it matter if the RAM upgrade is PC3-10600, 10666 10700? What did you use?

[@DMor-qj1ie]

I got my memory on ebay - DDR2 200pin SODIMM, Thank you for this great video. It works as shown and perfect on my D255-2331. It's much nicer to have 2GB. Thanks again.

[@take10daily]

woooohhooooo.... just did my Gateway LT4004u - it's exactly the same thing. works awesome! I payed $12.99 @ CompUSA for the 2 GB DDR3! Great video! Cheers!

[@NeonBlade]

Thanks! Good guide. I kinda found it amusing that when I lifted the Keyboard, the Hard-drive had a manufacturing date label that also said "Night shift".

[@seanslater]

Thanks mate - just followed along and upgrade mine no problems! Cheers!

[@saadarain6591]

Great video but I have a question though can we swap it with 4 or 8 gig ddr3 or ddr3l memory? I have a couple lying around which are 1600mhz I know it will downgrade automatically to 1033mhz cause CPU support 1033mhz only.

[@paulsempowicz9154]

good video made the job easy running windows 10 now much faster with 2gb of ram thank you

[@betofierro78]

I change my operative system for zorin 9 and is working perfect

[@jaromirsverepa5079]

Thanks a lot. I followed your instruction and it becamed so easy:-) The responsivness of my netbook increased 3-10 times (I am not waiting half minute for swapping memory on disk). J.

[@Ven100]

Everything in this video is true and I watched this on my phone as I did it. Definitely worth the ~$20 to upgrade this notebook.

[@Fatmaj7]

Easy to follow video. My Question is my Acer is a D150-1165. Will this swap work on it?

[@ndnacna]

My dad’s laptop doesn’t do well with the upgrade. The hd isn’t lighting up and it just has a black screen. When i put on the old ram, it’s working fine. Ugh drustrating. Anyone can help me?

[@CheerfulYeti]

Thank you. I've just upgraded my D255 to 2gb 800Mhz Kingmax with your help :)

[@challengerssb]

Hey man! I recently uprgraded to 8gb's of ram on my macbook pro. And decided to put one of the 2gb ram cards into her Acer Aspire One, same model shown on your video. They both use ddr3 memory, however, I'm not sure if they both boost at the same speed, my mac's memory was 1333mhz. What are the pros and cons of this, and do you think I should switch it back to the 1gb card the Acer Aspire One came with? Thanks in advance! Very informative however next time, fix the camera on top of the laptop.

[@newworld86]

What about if you add 4 GB instead of 2 GB ? It will work ?

[@FMCREPAIRARMAGH22]

no it wont do anything u get a black screen

[@newworld86]

Tnx bro

[@phansard]

Thanks for the video, helped a lot with my D270. That has an extra screw. my screws were alos marked 'Door', so easy to work out which ones.

[@mrjamessneddon72]

Brilliant, best acer upgrade video on youtube. A Pro.

[@Bilirubin5]

Also the screws you must remove are indicated by the number 1 on the inside of the case, there are plenty of others you should leave in place.

[@igncahyo]

thank you.. successfully replace RAM and HD under your guidance

[@how4202]

I think those who tried to do the same and said it didn't work (Track 5:20) is because they inserted a memory card (RAM) that has a different "Frequency" with their netbook's memory, which I think you have missed to mention buddy. Most netbooks especially those that comes with a 1 Gig of Ram normally has a 533Mhz or 800 Mhz Frequency. So if you purchase a RAM chip for them, make sure that they are DDR2 (PC2 on the RAM chip sticker) and has the 533 or 800 numbers on them, which cab be seen on the RAM's chip sticker.

[@Wolfsong957]

Tysm for the information i needed this

[@BlackKnightDelta]

Worked like a charm, thank you very much for the video!

[@iangmarshall]

Great job. V cool & reassuring technique. V important to display the fingers maintaining pressure at certain points of the plastic housing while pushing in tabs; then using plastic card to release the right side of the keyboard. My board got slightly twisted (I didn't check out your video tutorial before); also, the tabs remained stuck. I had to cut out minute rectangles from a plastic card to sub as tabs after slotting back in the board. Not pretty, but the pc is runnning. Malakoff, france

[@justinherdman87]

what would you recommend for the acer aspire one d257 series? is there a difference between the 255-&257? im doing a overhaul , mite try to do touch screen since I gotta do a keyboard, screen, and wanted to upgrade ram, maybe even hdd to a blue ssd...howabout upgrading the win starter to home or better win 7 setup... but how do I save everything? to a usb ie: 32gb? then copy it to new ram? or only havta do that if I change hardrive to sdd...?.

[@CamEtherTech]

It depends on the game requirements. More memory definitely helps, but there could be other reasons why your game is lagging. Do you run any other programs in the background?

[@Aviyaytor]

Thank you so much for doing this video!

[@hmca123]

Thank you, couldn't have upgraded without you!

[@rosanella8]

Thank you :) This video is very helpful. I had started removing battery and screws at the back but wasn't getting anywhere o_O The screws 'under' the keyboard were the ones to remove. Got it! :-) My sluggish Acer is now an ex-sluggish Acer!

[@marekmoo]

On the actual casing itself, once you remove the keyboard it says "(1) DOOR" next to the screws you need to remove. - Another thing to look out for is, the screws you need to remove are "deep" into the case, they have a lower circle around the head of the screw compared to the others, took me a few minutes to realise which ones too.

[@jayfreeze2772]

Love the blockbuster card...wow remember renting movies and games in a goto store?

[@tbelle9898]

Our model is the Aspire One D255-2331. It worked for me.