RAM compatibility question

RyanJake · Jun 26, 2015

Hello everyone,

I just bought the Toshiba E45-B4100 notebook today. It seems to have 6GB of DDR3 RAM already installed, but I am not a tech expert whatsoever. I have a few RAM chips from old computers and I was wondering if I could install one of them to upgrade the Toshiba.

The RAM chips are a Samsung 2GB M471B5773CHS-CH9 chip and a Samsung 2GB M470T5663EH3 chip. Would either of those work in this computer? Also, how should I go about upgrading the RAM (do I need safety gloves, etc)?

On another note, I am considering upgrading to a SSD in this computer. Any recommendations?

Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you very much in advance!

Calculagator · Jun 26, 2015

You cannot upgrade the RAM. The RAM you have wouldn't be an upgrade even if you could install it. I believe your particular model has the RAM soldered to the motherboard.

For an SSD, pretty much any 2.5in drive should work. I really like the Samsung 850 Evo drives for price and performance. You don't need to use gloves, but you do need to be reasonably careful.

RyanJake · Jun 26, 2015

Calculagator :

According to what I've seen online, I should be able to add RAM in this computer. Assuming I am, wouldn't any RAM addition provide some sort of performance boost?

Calculagator · Jun 27, 2015

RyanJake :

I may not have been looking at the right model: if there are user upgradeable RAM slots, you would need to purchase either a single 4GB SODIMM to upgrade to 8GB or 8GB SODIMMS. Your 2GB sticks wouldn't be an upgrade. The laptop has at most 2 ram slots and both of them are currently filled.

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