Aspire E5-774 ram upgrade, disk in free 2.5" slot and windows 10.

chanthunder

Hello,

I am about to buy an Acer Aspire E5-774 (E5-774-50LM) series laptop, which has a free slot and a free 2.5" SATA slot.

Do I need to contact the official service centre in my country (Slovenia) in order to do that or can I change it myself without losing warranty?

Also since I already own serveral Windows licences I would like to refund it as soon as the new laptop arrives.

Including links to planed RAM upgrade and laptop.

https://www.mimovrste.com/ram-za-prenosnike/crucial-pomnilnik-8-gb-kit-ddr4-2133-mhz-cl15-12-v-sodimm

https://www.mimovrste.com/prenosniki/acer-prenosnik-e5-774-50lm-173-i54gb256ssdintw10

Thanks for your help

brummyfan2

Hi,

Yes, the memory module is correct, the laptop has a service hatch therefore you don't need to get in touch with Acer Service centre, your warranty will not be affected if you do the upgrade yourself.

I don't understand what you are asking about the Windows licence, I don't know whether you can return the licence as it's coming with the laptop already installed, however, you can inquire with the Acer Customer service in your region.

brummyfan2

Hi,

Yes, the memory module is correct, the laptop has a service hatch therefore you don't need to get in touch with Acer Service centre, your warranty will not be affected if you do the upgrade yourself.

I don't understand what you are asking about the Windows licence, I don't know whether you can return the licence as it's coming with the laptop already installed, however, you can inquire with the Acer Customer service in your region.

chanthunder

http://acer.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/280/~/how-do-i-obtain-a-refund-for-the-microsoft-windows-operating-system%3F

As per this webpage I might be able to obtain refund. I do not know if it is applicable to my region or not. I wanted to buy a laptop with linux or dos preinstalled, but it wasn't available.

laurent_14

Hi chanthunder,

 

In my country, we must ship the product to Acer. Sorry but I only found the procedure on the French website.

brummyfan2

Hi Laurent,

It's a bit unfair, after all they have provided a hatch and I thought it automatically allows the user to do the upgrade

chanthunder

The link in french is only for Windows refund not for upgrading your own ram or disk.

Edit: rephrased for clarity

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brummyfan2 wrote:

Hi Laurent,

It's a bit unfair, after all they have provided a hatch and I thought it automatically allows the user to do the upgrade

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laurent_14 wrote:

Hi chanthunder,

 

In my country, we must ship the product to Acer. Sorry but I only found the procedure on the French website.

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laurent_14

chanthunder,

 

You wrote:

Also since I already own serveral Windows licences I would like to refund it as soon as the new laptop arrives.

So my reply or may be I misunderstood.

brummyfan2

Thanks for clarifying Laurent.