Upgrade the RAM on an NC10

Caution!

Check with Samsung if you are concerned about affecting your netbook warranty.
Always handle RAM with care. These chips are very sensitive to static so remember to take the normal precautions.
Read the official manual and check Samsung's official installation guide, if in doubt that should be your overriding guide.

The NC10 chipset will take up to a maximum of 2GB RAM. Its completely pointless to install 4GB, therefore, because neither you nor your OS will be able to use anything above and beyond 2GB. Upgrading to 2GB, however, is a fairly cheap and quick way to maximise the performance of your NC10.

Increased application performance.
Allows smooth multi tasking. You can have many applications open at once and can switch between them with ease!
Improved Windows experience.

Possible increase in power use, but unlikely to make a noticeable difference in battery longevity.
Longer to come in and out of hibernation mode.
Might not see a big difference in performance if you only use your NC10 for light computing tasks.

Remove the screw holding the upgrade hatch in place on the underside of your NC10.
Pry open the hatch. I found that the cover came off very easily just by peeling it away. However some NC10 owners have reported that it was quite tricky to remove. If this is the case I'd advise continuing cautiously as excessive force could cause damage, if in doubt - talk to Samsung! (Also if you've had these difficulties it might help to carefully file the two snaps that hold the latch in place on the sides. Use a very fine file or sanding paper, only a tiny bit will help a great deal. File away too much and the latch might be loose afterwards. And, coming to think of it, if you're upgrading to 2GB anyway you might not have a lot of reasons to open that latch ever again so maybe you'd want to keep from filing to keep it as tight as possible.
Remove your existing 1gb chip, there is only one slot so this needs to be replaced with your new 2gb upgrade.
This can then be removed by applying light pressure to the clips on the side and then the chip should spring upwards and can then be gently slid out from the socket. Note that this should not need much force so if you find the chip is stuck you may be doing something wrong.

Once you have removed the existing chip, store it carefully away. It is unlikely you'll need it again but I'd hang onto it.
You are ready to slot the replacement 2gb Ram upgrade into your Samsung NC10 netbook. Position the chip so that the teeth are facing the slot and the groove on the memory chip aligns with the notch in the slot.
Insert at a 45-degree angle, pushing until the clips snap into place
Finish up by reattaching the upgrade hatch and finally insert and tighten the screw

Power on your NC10. If the netbook fails to boot, remove the battery to kill the power and open up the upgrade hatch again. Your new DIMM is either installed incorrectly or you may have the wrong type. If all is OK then hit the F2 key right away to enter the BIOS and from the main tab you should see the new amount of RAM.

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