try this from the DELL site

Replace RAM

you just open your laptop back cover, theare is to slout fo the memory, if any one free add it, if not free remove one and add it.

thanks

saini

On the bottom of this laptop, there should be a few covers, one of them is your memory cover

follow this link to figure out how to upgrade the memory(richdave posted this first, I just used it)

http://supportapj.dell.com/support/edocs...

Here is the crucial memory page for this laptop, from reading this, it looks like it maxes out at 4GB, I recommend maxing it out if it can be done, otherwise 2 or 3GB is the best way to go

http://www.crucial.com/upgrade/Dell-memo...

get two of these sticks to max it out for 40.00

http://www.amazon.com/Memory-Upgrade-Del...

If you can only afford 3GB, get one of these and a 1GB stick

http://www.amazon.com/Memory-Upgrade-Del...

http://www.amazon.com/PC5300-Memory-Upgr...

Install it according to the instructions I linked