Would I void my warranty if I open the cover on the back to upgrade the RAM or replace the WiFi card?
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I think, technically, yes. That said, there are no seals or other indicators that the cover has been opened. When I got this computer, I replaced the WiFi and upgraded the RAM before even booting it up; it took about 10 minutes, and it was definitely worth it.
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Technically any time you go into and modify the the computer. The warranty is void. Make friends with a good service write at a good place. He/she can help get around those technicalities. But even still. If you go in a reset to factory settings before you go in to service that might work to.
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Brandon, Yes, to both of your questions. Please note that the proper installation of any component that does not damage the computer will *not* void the warranty on the system.
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William S., Although the unit does not ship with WiFi, a Wireless adapter - internal or external - can be easily added. If you are not comfortable in opening the system, we suggest an external USB adapter. Please note that proper installation of either type of device - or any other component - that does not damage the system will *NOT* void your warranty.
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RAM is soldered to the systemboard, you cannot upgrade it. The battery is integrated, this is a sealed tablet, just like most other tablets, you can't remove it.
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It is very easy to upgrade ram. I just did it and did not even look at a guide.Note that there is only one SO_DIMM slot, so you cannot buy a 1 gb stick and add on. I swapped out the 1 gb stick mine came with, with onee of two 2 gb sticks on my thinkpad. better value all round.also, i just read online that asus changed their policy of treating ram upgrade as voiding warranty. not sure though.
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You can upgrade the Ram and SSD without voiding the warranty. I have talked directly to technical support at MSI, but only those 2 things can be upgraded.
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You can upgrade the GPU/ram/hard drives without voiding warranties. I may be wrong, but, I do not think you can upgrade the cpu at all being as it is attached to the mobo. I don't know about the extended warranty.
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No ram door is available.You have to take the machine apart to upgrade RAM.
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I used the geekylives link to pop in the new RAM, but the system still says 1 GB. I looked at the device drivers to see if there was a way to tell the computer to look for the extra memory, but I still haven't gotten it to recognize the extra ram, although the computer is working fine.
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Sorry, I haven't opened the case except for the battery. There is a large panel on the bottom side roughly under the touchpad area that could be unscrewed and might contain the ram slots.
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I purchased mine around the same time, and had no problems. It's difficult to advise you here though (because of so little info about your problem and no back and forth). I suggest checking Asus' support site. While it's hard to navigate, it does have lots of info, including (I believe) teardown docs for replacing the hard drive and memory.
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Seriously haven't any issues with the Wi-Fi since I bought it in Decembet. However just recently my computer crashed, and when I got it working again, I had problem with the Intel(r) rapid start system... it wouldn't start despite all the checks saying its working fine. And last night the whole system crashed. I'm going to spending most of today trying to fix it and not sure if my files will be on there when it does get to working. Seeing as I havent used it all that much yet and havent put any programs that might threaten it on the hard drive, I would say go for another computer, as I'm highly irritated and disappointed by this machine. Seriously haven't any issues with the Wi-Fi since I bought it in Decembet. However just recently my computer crashed, and when I got it working again, I had problem with the Intel(r) rapid start system... it wouldn't start despite all the checks saying its working fine. And last night the whole system crashed. I'm going to spending most of today trying to fix it and not sure if my files will be on there when it does get to working. Seeing as I havent used it all that much yet and havent put any programs that might threaten it on the hard drive, I would say go for another computer, as I'm... » Read More Seriously haven't any issues with the Wi-Fi since I bought it in Decembet. However just recently my computer crashed, and when I got it working again, I had problem with the Intel(r) rapid start system... it wouldn't start despite all the checks saying its working fine. And last night the whole system crashed. I'm going to spending most of today trying to fix it and not sure if my files will be on there when it does get to working. Seeing as I havent used it all that much yet and havent put any programs that might threaten it on the hard drive, I would say go for another computer, as I'm highly irritated and disappointed by this machine. « Show Less
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I do not believe the RAM can be upgraded. Not sure about any other hardware.
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Hi M Long,COuld I ask exacetly what you did to upgrade your ram yourself? I know that if we do upgrades ourself and break or damage anything, that could cause the warrenty for the lap top to be void by apple, so I just wanted to make sure I could do it or rather take the right stepthanksKenny
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You will need to look at what it has already as some have all of the memory slots filled so to upgrade, you actually need to replace the existing memory
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Yes, but its not as easy as other notebooks. The memory isn't behind a flap as normal laptops, to change the memory you'll need to get to the other side of the motherboard, so you'll need to disconnect some flat cables and take off a bunch of screws. Besides, aparently this Also voids your warranty. So I myself wouldn't really recommend going through all this for a mere 4gb extra.