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Image gallery: Revitalizing an old notebook on the cheap

All it takes is a couple hours and about $125 to breathe new life into an old laptop
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Adding memory: Open the trapdoor where the RAM is hidden (next to the tiny logo that looks like a circuit board). Slide the new module into the slot; use a pencil eraser to snap it down gently.

Adding memory

Return to This old laptop: Revitalizing an aging notebook on the cheap.

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