Installing Dell Latitude D620 RAM

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  • Author: Miguel Wong
  • Time required: 10 minutes
  • Difficulty: Moderate
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Guide to installing new RAM modules for the Dell Latitude D620.

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Add Note Edit Step 1 — Keyboard  ¶ 

  • Open the laptop cover all of the way.

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Add Note Edit Step 2  ¶ 

  • Locate the notch under the cover at the top of the keyboard

  • Using the spudger as a lever, lift the plastic covering

  • Carefully remove the rest of the covering from right to left

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Add Note Edit Step 3  ¶ 

  • Unscrew the top portion of the keyboard using a #00 screwdriver

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Add Note Edit Step 4  ¶ 

  • Hold keyboard from the top and gently pull towards the LCD screen to remove the keyboard from the case

  • Don't pull on the keyboard too forcefully because it is attached to the motherboard with a short, thin ribbon cable

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Add Note Edit Step 5  ¶ 

  • Once keyboard is out of the case, lay it face-down on the track pad

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Add Note Edit Step 6  ¶ 

  • Using a small spudger, pull back on the black bar to release the blue lever

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  • Pull up on the metal bar connected to the socket to detach the ribbon cable

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Add Note Edit Step 8 — RAM  ¶ 

  • With the keyboard removed you should be able to see ram slot A

  • Place new ram into the slot making sure it is aligned

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Add Note Edit Step 9  ¶ 

  • Replace the keyboard by following the previous steps in reverse

  • Close the laptop, and flip it over onto its backside

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Add Note Edit Step 10  ¶ 

  • Loosen the screw that holds the RAM cover in place.

  • The screw cannot be fully removed since it is attached to the RAM cover.

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Add Note Edit Step 11  ¶ 

  • Insert new ram into slot B

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

For more information, check out the Dell Latitude D620 device page.

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