How to Install Memory on a Dell Inspiron 1000

If your Dell Inspiron 1000 is becoming sluggish or having memory-related errors, then you may need to add more memory. Once you've purchased the correct memory card for the Inspiron 1000, you have to install it. This is as simple as removing a couple of screws on the bottom of the laptop and inserting the new memory card.

Things You'll Need

• Phillips-head screwdriver
• 256-MB DDR 1 memory card

Instructions

1. Power down the laptop (make sure it is all the way off and not in Hibernation Mode or Standby). You should never work on a computer's internal hardware while it's turned on because you could shock yourself or damage the computer.

2. Turn the computer over so that the bottom of it is facing upward.

3. Use the Phillips-head screwdriver to remove the screws in the memory module cover. There should be two. Put the screws in a place where they won't be lost.

4. Remove the memory module cover.

5. Insert the 256-MB DDR 1 memory card into the empty memory module. Be sure to hold the memory card in a way that your fingers only touch the plastic parts. Touching the electronic parts of the memory card could damage it.

6. Replace the memory module cover and the screws.

7. Flip the computer over and turn it on. Once the computer is started up, the hardware wizard will automatically detect the new memory card.