Installing Dell Latitude D620 RAM

Step 1 Keyboard

• Power down the laptop and remove the battery.
• Open the laptop cover all of the way.
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
Step 3
• Unscrew the top portion of the keyboard using a #00 screwdriver
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
Step 5
• Once keyboard is out of the case, lay it face-down on the track pad
Step 6
• Using a small spudger, pull back on the black bar to release the blue lever
Step 7
• Pull up on the metal bar connected to the socket to detach the ribbon cable
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
Step 9
• Replace the keyboard by following the previous steps in reverse
• Close the laptop, and flip it over onto its backside
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.
Step 11
• Insert new ram into slot B

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