Hp Star Wars Special Edition 15 An051Dx Ram Replacement Repair Guide

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                          20 - 30 minutes

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Introduction

If you are experiencing a sudden performance decrease in your device with additional crashes in your system device or crashes during set-up and lastly a blue screen of death this indicates you need to replace your RAM.Follow the steps on this guide to help replace your RAM without any struggles. Before, you initiate these steps it is important you save any prior data if possible.Make sure you power off your device completely and disconnect any external power source.Gather your tools and new RAM to start making the changes instructed below.

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Step 1

RAM

Make sure the laptop is fully shut down
Remove battery by pushing slide tabs to the left.
Remove residual power by holding the power button down for 5 seconds.

Make sure the laptop is fully shut down

Remove battery by pushing slide tabs to the left.

Remove residual power by holding the power button down for 5 seconds.

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Step 2

Set aside any screws removed separately as to not mix them up
Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove the two 12.5 mm screws, four 5.5 mm screws, and six 7.25 mm screws.
Remove the two corner panels along the ends of the battery slot and this will expose another set of screws (1 under each panel).
Remove the remaining six 7.2 mm Phillips #1 screws hidden in the battery area and underneath the covers.

Set aside any screws removed separately as to not mix them up

Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove the two 12.5 mm screws, four 5.5 mm screws, and six 7.25 mm screws.

Remove the two corner panels along the ends of the battery slot and this will expose another set of screws (1 under each panel).

Remove the remaining six 7.2 mm Phillips #1 screws hidden in the battery area and underneath the covers.

Step 3

Remove the optical drive by pulling on the plastic cover panel.
With a prying tool, gently pry the back panel off.
Start with the corners of the device and carefully slide the tool towards the middle, lifting the panel off as you go.
Set the optical drive and back panel somewhere safe.

Remove the optical drive by pulling on the plastic cover panel.

With a prying tool, gently pry the back panel off.

Start with the corners of the device and carefully slide the tool towards the middle, lifting the panel off as you go.

Set the optical drive and back panel somewhere safe.

Step 4

You will need to spread the two silver clips that hold the RAM down on its slot.
Once both clips are spread apart, this will release the RAM and it will slightly spring upward in an angle.
Pull the RAM away in the same orientation.
Keep in mind the notch on the RAM that connects on to the DIMM slot.

You will need to spread the two silver clips that hold the RAM down on its slot.

Once both clips are spread apart, this will release the RAM and it will slightly spring upward in an angle.

Pull the RAM away in the same orientation.

Keep in mind the notch on the RAM that connects on to the DIMM slot.

Step 5

Match the notch on new/replacement RAM and gently install it in the same angled orientation.
Once the new RAM is installed, gently press and lay the RAM down on its side until it reaches the clips on the side notches and locks in.
Do the same for the other DIMM/RAM if replacing or adding another RAM.

Match the notch on new/replacement RAM and gently install it in the same angled orientation.

Once the new RAM is installed, gently press and lay the RAM down on its side until it reaches the clips on the side notches and locks in.

Do the same for the other DIMM/RAM if replacing or adding another RAM.

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

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