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Sony VAIO SVE14AJ16L RAM Replacement

Introduction

RAM replacement steps for a Sony VAIO SVE14AJ16L laptop.

What you need

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    • Turn your laptop off before starting.

    • Turn the laptop upside down onto the closed lid so that the bottom is facing you.

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    • Locate and remove the lone screw on the RAM cover with a Phillips #0 head screw driver.

    • Carefully pry the RAM cover up.

    • There will be some resistance, so use strength and not speed to remove the cover.

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    Tool used on this step:
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    • With the cover removed, peel back the black protective plastic to expose one of the two RAM sticks.

    • Make sure not to touch any part of the blue board itself, and only handle the stick from it's edges.

    • Gently, but firmly push back the two side anchors that hold in the RAM using either an iFixit Opening Tool or your fingernails.

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    • Once both anchors are released from the RAM stick, the stick will spring up at an angle

    • Finally, carefully pull the RAM stick away from the laptop at the same angle it is sitting at.

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Conclusion

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

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