Gateway MA6 Laptop RAM Replacement

Step 1 Battery

• To prevent injury, make sure the laptop is unplugged before removing the battery.
• Make sure the switch in the upper right corner of the laptop is switched to the "unlock" position (toward the unlocked padlock icon).
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Step 2




• Pull the switch on the upper lefthand corner of the laptop towards the unlocked padlock icon.
• Firmly pull the battery outwards and away from the laptop.
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Step 3 RAM
• Remove the seven 6 mm Phillips #0 screws from the back of the case.
• Leave all the screws in the back plate and so you don't lose them.
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Step 4
• Pull upwards on the top of the back cover to remove it.
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Step 5
• Pull outwards on the silver metal pins to release the upper RAM module.
• The module will automatically lift up 30° after it has been released.
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Step 6
• Firmly grasp the outer portion of the RAM module, and pull it outward to remove it from the port.
• Repeat the same process for the lower RAM module.
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