"HH" <hahunt42@kgexpress.net> wrote in message 
news:45abe343$0$25776$815e3792@news.qwest.net...
>I have this notebook and have added a 512MB SODIMM. Both slots are 
>accessible under the bottom memory compartment cover. You do NOT need to 
>remove the keyboard. The empty SODIMM slot is "hiding" in plain sight at 
>the far left. Just slip in the SODIMM and push down to lock in place. The 
>two SODIMMS will be visible in a staggered array when done. I have no idea 
>why Toshiba support said you had to remove the keyboard.

So he would have to send it to the service center.... ;-)


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> HH
> "Sheila" <none@nada.com> wrote in message 
> news:MPG.1ffb92baf890ee38989680@news.pacinfo.com...
>>I have a Toshiba M45 S169 with 512 Meg of memory; I'd like to upgrade
>> that to 1 GB. The Toshiba docs state that there are two memory slots,
>> but I can only find one (under the panel in the middle of the back, as
>> shown in the User's Guide). Crucial Memory's CrucialScan confirms that
>> there are two slots, one of which has 512 M and the other of which is
>> empty. The slot I found has the 512M SODIMM.
>>
>> I called Toshiba tech support, and they told me that the empty slot is
>> located under the keybard (!), and that I would have to take the unit to
>> an authorized service center to add memory in that slot (!!) Given that
>> the nearest service center is over 120 miles away, that is not an option
>> for me.
>>
>> Does anyone know of a source for service docs for this system? Or some
>> set of instructions for accessing the hidden memory slot?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Jim Johnson
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