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Im wondering if its possible to get more memory on my laptop. Can I just buy something that provides memory and plug it in? Or is it a complicated process involving disassembling my laptop and multiple expensive parts? The laptop is fully functional. Has space. Is not old. The problem is, is that I’ve bogged it down with Adobe programs (for college). Without the programs it worked fine. WITH the programs is soooo slow. I also get pop up windows from the Adobe programs advising that due to lack of memory, some features may not be avalible. Help please!
Pam, this can be a RAM issue or a full hard drive issue. Programs use free hard drive space as clipboards. Your drive needs to be 30% clear. Next please tell us your exact machine so we can correctly advise you. UPDATE Now that we know your machine, here is the guide on how to replace the RAM: Toshiba Satellite C655D-S5084 Random Access Memory (RAM) Replacement Due to the high tolerances they require, Toshiba notebooks are extremely picky about only working properly with the Toshiba supplied RAM or the best compatible Kingston Memory modules. Assuming your model can indeed use 8GB of RAM, these modules would be: PA3677U-1M4G Toshiba 4GB PC3-8500 DDR3-1066MHz Memory Module or KTT1066D3/4G Kingston® 4GB PC3-8500 1066MHz DDR3 Memory Module
Adding more ram is probably the easiest thing to upgrade. First find out what type of ram you have, in your case most likely ddr2. You can check this by downloading CPU-Z. This will tell you what you have and need. Simply buy new ram online, unscrew the bottom plate, remove battery and install new ram.
If you go to crucial.com they have a system scanner that tells you what kind of memory your system can take. Plus they are the best memory you can get. http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/systemscan…
