Recently, I decided I wanted to upgrade the RAM (random access memory) in my laptop.  Digging out my manual, I found that I could install up to 1.0 GB of RAM in the laptop.  So, I went to the store and purchased two 512 Mb sticks of PC3200 DDR RAM SoDimms for my laptop.

Returning home, I installed the RAM in the bottom of the computer.  Make sure you read your manual to find out where to put the RAM and how to install it.  Once I had installed the RAM, I went to start the computer.

Nothing happened…..

Checking to make sure I installed it properly, nothing happened again.  I made a quick call to the computer store where I purchased the memory, and after talking to them, they let me know that you need to have the exact speed of RAM that is matched to your motherboard.  So, in my case, the new PC3200 RAM was not the same as my old PC2100 RAM.  Arggh!  So, make sure that you keep this in mind when upgrading the RAM on your laptop:

Make sure that your new RAM matches the speed of the current RAM in your laptop when upgrading.

I will let you know how the RAM upgrade went (with the right RAM) in a later entry.  Just make sure to learn from my mistakes.