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Dell Latitude D610 laptop has two memory slots available for upgrades. This laptop can take up to 2GB, so you can install up to 1GB memory module in each slot.
You should use PC2-4200 DDR2-533 SODIMM memory modules. Your laptop will work in dual channel mode (recommended) if you install two identical memory modules. In my case, I’m going to install two 1GB PC2-4200 modules.
One of the memory slots (Slot B) can be accessed through the door on the bottom of the laptop. The second slot (Slot A) is hidden under the keyboard, so we’ll have to remove the keyboard. If your laptop was configured with only one memory module, you’ll find it in slot A.
Before you do anything, do not forget to remove the battery.
Let’s remove the keyboard. Insert a flat head screwdriver between the keyboard bezel and laptop case and carefully lift up the bezel. Remove the bezel.
You’ll find two screws securing the keyboard. Remove both screws.
Now carefully lift up the keyboard. You’ll see the default memory module under the keyboard, right above the touch pad buttons. It’s possible to replace the memory module without disconnecting the keyboard.
I will disconnect the keyboard so I can make better pictures for you. Simply grab the blue tag attached to the keyboard connector and pull it up. Now you can remove the keyboard.
On the picture below you can see the default memory module installed into the slot A. In order to remove it, spread latches on both side with your fingers.
The memory module will pop up at a 30 degree angle.
Now you can pull the default memory module from the slot and replace it with a new one.
I’m installing a 1GB module into this slot.
Finally, install another 1GB module into the slot on the bottom. Turn on the laptop and you are ready to go!
April 13th, 2010 at 3:22 am
You Were A Superb Helper For Me And My D610 Thank-You For This.
I have not yet upgraded my RAM because I have not purchased more yet but this was great help because when I do purchase RAM I will be ready to know how to install it.
~Alex
(PS:I Am Also Going To Use This For My Keyboard Replacement.)
=D!
April 2nd, 2010 at 6:46 pm
Hey, I just tried this on my D610 today, with two sticks of PC2-4200 DDR2 533 SODIMM Laptop Memory RAM, 1 GB each. I ran into the same problem as others, where the computer wouldn’t boot with ram in the access port location. It does work with just one of the sticks in the other port, and I did check to make sure I got it in all the way.
Is there any reason anyone knows that this is a problem? Is it something Dell is aware of and can fix, is it a problem with the memory I bought (although not according to the writeup here) or is there anything else to go off of? I’d appreciate some help, as I really want to be able to get this to work. Thanks.
March 30th, 2010 at 7:04 pm
To those whose laptops are not recognizing the full 2GB from both slots: go back and recheck the fit of the 1GB card in the slot beneath the laptop. I was having the same problem with my machine only recognizing the 1GB card that replaced my original 512 MB card in the main slot. Then I realized that the second card slot has the same pop-up mechanical action as the main slot under the keyboard, and must also be released with the tiny latches and popped up before inserting the new card. I initially just tried pushing it into place and snapping it down, but it failed to seat properly. When I finally got the slot to angle up, the card went all the way in and the bios recognized the full 2GB memory on the next boot.
Other than this glitch, the step-by-step went beautifully and my thanks to the author for the clear photos and instructions!
March 16th, 2010 at 4:31 pm
this lap-top carye no moore then a 2 GB RAM,1x1GB, 4200 Speed,ddr2 -its limit ot this mashine,buy it moore than enouhf
February 25th, 2010 at 11:21 am
Thank you soooo much! You were a great help!. I’ll recommend you if anyone needs help.
January 30th, 2010 at 4:55 am
Hello again. Well well well. I was wrong. the chip in slotA was also x16 architecture but was PC2-3200. or in other words like to bios said 400Mghtz. The ram in slot A was hynix 512 2Rx16 PC-2 3200-333-12. Eight chips, four per side, and thus seen as dual channel. NOW i have 2Gb total matched sticks I bought a Fry’s Black Friday sale 2008 for cheap cheap. They are Patriot 5300 dual 667MHz Signature Line memory in a bubble pack with a green card inside. Fry’s sticker also says PSD21G667SK. Memory is only seen as 533MHz in bios. and I do not know if there will be considerable improvement. Seems to me XP cannot use efficiently more than 1gig. I will contact a poster on craigslist and get the Dell Win7 upgarde disk he’s offering for sale. Does Anyone Know…if I upgrade to Win7 will I then be able to install XP using my COA (its a full retail version) on another machine or do I lose that COA as the Basis for my Win7 upgrade?
January 30th, 2010 at 4:28 am
Hi, I wish I’d tried to add more memory B4 the bios update toVer.06, oh well. Here’s my story: I have a 512 DDR2 from a laptop that had been drenched in beer, while on. Ouch!!! I salvaged the ram, HD, screen, and mobile P4. The rest is a gooey sticky loss. The 512 DDR2 looks exactly like the one shown in the tutorial. HOWEVER it is 2Rx 16 architecture. and guess what. my D610 wont boot with it in the bottom slot (B). Ladies and gentlemen THAT is the crucial factor in the equation. Low density ram versus high density ram. I may try to test the SODIMM in the top slot under the keyboard but I am 90% certain that this is the issue. Hey anyone got the bios password unlock trick? Flashing to new version wont clear a bios password. Thanx
January 23rd, 2010 at 5:49 pm
Will the laptop work if you just install one 1G module and keep the original memory card in the other slot? Because, um, I tried that – replacing Slot A with 1G but keeping Slot B as it was; then the other way around – and my laptop wouldn’t even start up. It would sound as if it was going to start, but then, sort of like with Richard (104), would flash the number lock and the light two away from that (sorry – the lock with a lightning bolt in it?) simultaneously before turning itself off again. When I paired the original cards together again, everything went back to normal.
I did all that before finding this page, and thus before reading what you wrote about it never being a good idea to mix memory modules. Do you think that’s why my computer wouldn’t boot up, or could something else be wrong? If I buy a matching 1G, will that problem go away? Or should I give up on 1G altogether and try two modules with less memory? Please let me know if you have any advice at all – I know very little about computers (obviously), but I don’t have money to take my laptop to a professional. Thank you!
January 9th, 2010 at 11:33 am
I bought 2 sticks of Crucial 1 Gig memory to replace the 2 sticks of 512 already in it. It worked fine with the 2 sticks of 512 but it would not boot with the 2 Gigs, no matter which stick was in which slot. It would boot with either 1 Gig stick in the top slot and the bottom slot empty. It would also boot with a 1 Gig in the top and a 512 in the bottom slot, therefore the bottom slot doesn’t appear to be bad. What gives, why can’t I use the 2 sticks for the full 2 Gigs?
January 4th, 2010 at 2:31 pm
Nathan,
Accessing the same slot? It doesn’t make any sense.
One memory slot is located on the bottom and another one under the keyboard. It cannot be the same slot.