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Acer 2012WLMi Memory Upgrade Guide. (450Kb of pics)

post #1 of 20
8/5/04 at 9:22pm
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Just thought I'd take a little time and document this upgrade in case anyone is interested. The "stock" Acer 2012WLMi comes with 512Mb of memory in the form of TWO 256Mb sticks. While 512Mb is sufficient for most daily tasks, many users find 1Gb of memory much more appealing.

Let me introduce the TWO tools you will need and the worthy upgrades I chose...


I decided to go with a couple 512Mb SimpleTech modules...

Specifications:
Speed: DDR333(PC2700)
Type: 200 Pin DDR SO-DIMM
Error Checking: Non-ECC
Registered/Unbuffered: Unbuffered
Cas Latency: 2.5
Support Voltage: 2.5V
Bandwidth: 2.7GB/s
Organization: 64M x 64 -Bit

The first thing that needs to be done is the removal of the three screws highlighted below...

I found it easy to use a large phillips head jeweler's screw driver(as seen in the first picture).

After you have those screws removed, you may as well remove the battery and then flip the 2012 over. You will need the screen opened to horizontal...


Now for the only "ugh" part of this simple upgrade. You need to take a smallish flat-head(standard) screw driver and pry up the front panel. There are a bunch of "snaps" that are still holding it in so you will need to use a little force.

Once you have this end up... you just work your way to the right until it looks like this...


Now you just have to remove the two screws that hold the keyboard down...
#1

and
#2


Once those are removed you can now flip the keyboard down...


Release the RAM module via the two retaining clips(highlighted below) and put your new stick in...


Now you'll want to put the keyboard back where it belongs and re-attach it with it's two VERY SMALL screws. After that, carefully snap the cover above the keyboard back into place and then flip the 2012 over and put those three screws back.

That was one RAM module swapped out and the next one is a snap. First thing for this is to take a single screw out of the RAM cover on the back of the 2012...


Now just unsnap the cover to expose the RAM...


Again you will need to release the RAM module via the retaining clips(highlighted below)...


Just put your new stick in, put the cover back on, re-install the battery and you are done.

You should be able to do this in at most 20 minutes and that is being very generous.

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post #2 of 20
8/5/04 at 9:25pm
Cool, perfect timing! I got some Corsair from newegg on delivery! Thx!
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post #3 of 20
8/5/04 at 9:27pm
Now all i need is to find a post where someone upgrade it to Dothan heehh
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post #4 of 20
8/5/04 at 10:29pm
once again u amaze me jeff it it good that this will be forever saved on the forums so i can find it when i decide to upgrade. THis now gives me the confidence to attemt Under keyboard ram Change. Please post the HD and those preformance results because i have noticed that it is a little slow. THanks again
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post #5 of 20
8/5/04 at 11:13pm
You can always read carefully what people say, but seeing it in the pictures make's it a lot easier,
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post #6 of 20
7/22/06 at 11:27am

Aspire 2023 WLMi memory upgrade

Five minutes ago I used the guide above to upgrade my 2023. Only difference is only one screw on the base of the laptop needed to be removed. It was marked with an H. Removal of the plastic trim and keyboard then exactly the same.

Now happily running two 512Mb sticks (one Crucial and one Kingston). Had initially upgraded the underneath memory and ran 768Mb for a while with no snags, but wanted the magic Gig number

Thanks dude for nice clear pictures.
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post #7 of 20
7/22/06 at 5:33pm
damn its that hard to replace memory in those series?

and btw 2gb is what US users find more appealing now. 1gb is now a min. requirement. vista is around the corner and 1gb is BARELY enough for vista. i know because i had vista in my ferrar4005 and it was right on the edge.
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post #8 of 20
7/23/06 at 12:28am
Wow that sucks, all that for a memory upgrade. My aspire has 1 screw, takes me all of 1 minute to do such a process...
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post #9 of 20
4/19/07 at 6:42pm
Is there any instructions with photos for inserting new RAM on an Aspire 5100 (Model No. BL51)

Thanks
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post #10 of 20
4/20/07 at 12:02am
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Is there any instructions with photos for inserting new RAM on an Aspire 5100 (Model No. BL51)

Thanks
It's exactly the same as the above one, except you don't have to remove the keyboard. You simply take off the bottom case and there's the memory.
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post #11 of 20
4/20/07 at 4:47am
Thanks for your prompt reply to my question.
The layout on the back of the notebook is not as the photos above.
The owners guide says that the memory is in the back and the cover for this has four screws.
I have removed these and the cover section stays solid.
As it is a very new Notebook, I do not wish to damage the unit in anyway of course.
You will gather that I have not dealt with Notebooks before, very new to me.

Thanks for any further help.
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post #12 of 20
4/20/07 at 11:23am
Lookit...after you remove all the screws you have to pull on this tab to take the panel off as it is still held by little plastic flaps. Just pull on it with a flat head screwdriver untill it comes loose, then just remove it slowly.

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post #13 of 20
4/20/07 at 1:20pm
Sir,

I am so grateful for your help above, I was not aware of those clips and with your information I did the job in only minutes. Thanks again.

Billofhook
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post #14 of 20
12/15/08 at 9:26am
I realize this is an old thread, nevertheless I had a look at it as I now want to upgrade to 2GB so I need to locate the 2nd memory slot.

Unfortunately the pictures in the original message have disappeared. Does anyone still have them or a link to a page that shows picures?

Thanks,
Ruud
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post #15 of 20
12/15/08 at 10:58am
Found this with google search "Acer Aspire 2012 memory upgrade". It was a statement in one of the articles:
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The 2012 WLMi provides easy access to the mini-PCI slot, hard drive and one of the two RAM slots all on the bottom of the laptop and accessible by removing some covers. The second RAM slot is located underneath the keyboard and requires a little more disassembly to get to.
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post #16 of 20
12/15/08 at 1:54pm
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Originally Posted by saugen48 View Post
Found this with google search "Acer Aspire 2012 memory upgrade". It was a statement in one of the articles:
Thanks, I found the same thing too. I would like to use the pictures in the original message that started this thread to get underneath the keyboard.

Any suggestions?
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post #17 of 20
12/15/08 at 2:21pm
You might try a google search for "Disassemble Acer aspire 2012".
I know of a site that wants donation/some bucks for service manuals
http://www.nodevice.com/manual/acer/page10.html
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post #18 of 20
12/16/08 at 12:21pm
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Originally Posted by RuLi View Post
Thanks, I found the same thing too. I would like to use the pictures in the original message that started this thread to get underneath the keyboard.

Any suggestions?

Got it! Entered "Acer Aspire 2012 memory upgrade" in google and got to this page: http://www.anandtech.com/printarticle.aspx?i=2184

Page 4 shows some pictures on how to remove the keyboard. After that swapping the RAM module is easy. Thanks.

Ruud
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post #19 of 20
12/16/08 at 12:35pm
Glad you got it sorted out
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post #20 of 20
12/7/09 at 6:30pm
And another year on and I'm back to this thread. My 2023WLMi still running great after a couple of upgrades. Just installed Windows 7 and it runs very well. Went hunting for this thread for the upgrade to 2GB just to keep things comfortable. Have run XP perfectly until now.
Thanks for saving this thread. Even without the pictures it was straightforward once more. Thanks again.
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