[BlueKiwi]

Hi everybody just joined the forum.
Seems to be loads of great info.
Just got my new Mini and i want to upgrade the ram.
Just wondering if anyone knows where to get the Mini 1012 service manual to upgrade the ram. Cant find it on the dell website.

Blue Ki.

[rrfranczak3]

here is a thread that shows pictures of where it is located, pretty easy, juist remove the keyboard and there is a cover to the right and take off the cover the memory is in there..

link:
http://www.mydellmini.com/forum/dell...want-know.html

PS. Welcome to the forum

I believe the keyboard screws are the top three on the bottom,left,middle and right..thats the way it is on the Mini 1010, you remove the 3 top screws, flip the unit over, gently pry the top half of the keyboard up using a small flathead screwdriver or something similar, then lift the keyboard up, carefully not to detach the cable underneath, lay the keyboard upsidedown on the palmrest and remove the cover on the right, replace the memory and reverse procedure to reassemble

NOTE: the hard drive is to the left, you might wanna pull out that 160gb and pop in a 500gb while you are at it

EDIT: Here is the subforum on this board specifically for the 1012

http://www.mydellmini.com/forum/dell...12-discussion/

[BlueKiwi]

Ah cool thanks. Ill be getting around to doing the upgrade once I buy the ram .
It runs ddr2 800 PC6400 I think.
What do ya think of the machine so far rrfranczak.

[rrfranczak3]

I dont have one and personally would not buy one, I love my Mini 1010, I am just waiting for the 2gb daughter board to become available so I can upgrade this to 2gb, but the 1012 really has nothing I dont have already have or the new stuff I dont need, most of the options are not even available yet, like the HD audio, the TV tuner..etc...I just was trying to help you out with the manual, I have the manual for the 1010 already and I bought mine 5 months ago I had it spec'd out with everything available....I just upgraded the HD to 500gb instead of 160gb...and I am VERY HAPPY.., but good luck with yours though

[BlueKiwi]

Cool hope I can get around to doing all the upgrades to mine as well. Should be fun.
The minis are so cheap and cheerful till ya start upgrading them yourself .
Does it void the warranty once you open them?

[holmes4]

No, it does not void the warranty to open the unit.

[BlueKiwi]

Thanks Good to know.

[jrinco11]

I was frustrated with the lack of a service guide (strange, since Dell seems to have one for every other computer they have) so I put up an HD video and picture guide for dismantling the 1012 @ How to dismantle and upgrade the Dell Mini 1012 | jRin.net if anyone is interested. As posted in the "I got mine, what do you want to know" thread, it's rather simple - just unscrewing a few screws, removing the keyboard, and prying off the palm rest bracket

[Tone]

Can I ask a newby question jrinco11?

I have just bought a 1012 without all the bells and whistles and installed 2GB RAM + W7 successfully. I take it's not possible to add the connector to enable pci-e cards to be added?

[jrinco11]

Originally Posted by Tone

Can I ask a newby question jrinco11?

I have just bought a 1012 without all the bells and whistles and installed 2GB RAM + W7 successfully. I take it's not possible to add the connector to enable pci-e cards to be added?

well, you may be able to if you are skilled at soldering, but I'm not sure (the simple answer is you are correct, you can't, haha)