Laptop hardware question

You don't need to take the laptop apart. There is a memory expansion slot accessible by removing a small panel on the bottom of your laptop.

Turn the thing off, take the two screws out, lift the plastic cover off, slide, the new memory module into the slot, put the cover back in place, put the screws back in and turn it on.

Detailed directions can be found on Toshiba's WWW site:
http://www.toshiba.com Use their "Ask Iris" feature in Product Support and ask the question "How do I install Memory?"

Thanks fishin'

Guess that would have been the sensible thing to do...go to Toshiba's web site! I suppose I've become accustomed to "no help" from a manufacturer's web site. I had problems with my desktop and the company name on the computer did nothing to help me, so I had to figure a lot of things out for myself. A great learning process though!

That's probably the biggest advantage of a brand name PC. Compaines like IBM, Dell, Compaq. Toshiba, etc.. do quite a bit to put thing slike manuls, etc.. on-line so "self-help" support is usually very good with any of them.

When you buy from "Bob's PC store" and you need help you're stuck with calling Bob and praying that there is still someone there that remembers something about the model that they sold you.

My desktop was an NEC...purchased before Packard Bell bought them out. I used to work in broadcasting and their video monitors have a good reputation so I figured they would be an okay bet to go with. Their customer service sucked so bad. Their monitors may be good but that's about it. I know that many of the computer parts weren't actually made by NEC, but if you're going to put your name on the product, you'd better be ready to back it up.

Huh. NEC used to be pretty decent. Of course - Packard Bell... Well, that explains a few things right there.

Yes, but my computer was purchased before the Packard Bell involvement.

Well, I know the experience soured me against buying anything NEC ever again. The modem was a dud and they wouldn't acknowledge it and neither would the store I purchased it from. Ugh. I hate to even think of the whole fiasco.

Anyhow, it's good to know that memory for my laptop should be a relatively easy thing to do!

My next desktop will be a Mac!