Acer Aspire 1 A115-31-COVY, with 4GB installed RAM. Am I able to increase that RAM to 8GB?

sjdmkd98
sjdmkd98 Member Posts: 4 New User
edited September 28 in Aspire Laptops

I have an ACER Aspire 1, A115-31-COVY, with 4GB installed RAM. Am I able to increase that RAM to 8GB?

[Edited the thread to add issue detail]

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  • Puraw
    Puraw ACE, Member Posts: 13,359 Trailblazer
    Answer ✓
    https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/713253/system-ram-expansion

    Yes, you have 4GB onboard memory and a slot to upgrade, you can install 4GB DDR4 2400MHz module in the slot.

  • StevenGen
    StevenGen ACE Posts: 12,143 Trailblazer
    Answer ✓
    https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/713253/system-ram-expansion

    Ram specs and what you can upgrade your Aspire A115-31 laptop form its Acer official SG, good luck and hope this assist you further

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  • StevenGen
    StevenGen ACE Posts: 12,143 Trailblazer
    Answer ✓
    https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1300416#Comment_1300416

    The info above comes from the official dated: 2019-05-14 Acer A115-31 laptops SG, and yes the SG is the official Acer service guide for the Acer Aspire 1 A115-31 but you have to appreciate that Acer’s service guides DO NOT specify a specific model like your “COVY” as that part of the model number specifically refers to your Aspire 1 A115-31-COVY A115-31 laptop specs that Acer fitted specifically to the COVY model and I don’t have that information as Acer does not specify that exactly but Acer would not change the mobo specifically for your COVY model, they might not include a removable provision with a ram module or a space for an M.2 SSD drive and have just onboard soldered ram and a 64 GB eMMC soldered drive also and this version of the A115-31 can't be upgraded.

    This is what Acer shows that the A115-31 laptop looks like after you remove the 10 screw of the lower case in its SG

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  • discgolfdc
    discgolfdc Member Posts: 32 Die Hard WiFi Icon
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    Open a CMD/command prompt window and enter the following command:

    wmic memphysical get maxcapacity

    This will display the maximum RAM your computer can handle, but it will display in kilobytes. You'll need to convert it to GB.

    So, let's say it tells you that your maximum RAM is 16777216…

    That would mean that your computer can handle a maximum of 16GB of RAM.

    If you have two RAM slots, you could upgrade to two 8GB modules.

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  • Puraw
    Puraw ACE, Member Posts: 13,359 Trailblazer
    Answer ✓
    https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/713253/system-ram-expansion

    Yes, you have 4GB onboard memory and a slot to upgrade, you can install 4GB DDR4 2400MHz module in the slot.

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  • StevenGen
    StevenGen ACE Posts: 12,143 Trailblazer
    Answer ✓
    https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/713253/system-ram-expansion

    Ram specs and what you can upgrade your Aspire A115-31 laptop form its Acer official SG, good luck and hope this assist you further

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    If this answers your question and solved your query please "Click on Yes" or "Click on Like" if you find my answer useful👍

  • sjdmkd98
    sjdmkd98 Member Posts: 4 New User

    Thanks for the responses, very quick and helpful.

    I could not find in any document where it states there is an additional slot for another 4gb of memory. I thought I would need to disassemble the unit to determine that. Where was that info found? What is SG? Service Guide?

    So I presume when I do disassemble the unit, the slot will be empty, and I can install another 4gb of memory, correct?

    Thanks again.

  • StevenGen
    StevenGen ACE Posts: 12,143 Trailblazer
    Answer ✓
    https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1300416#Comment_1300416

    The info above comes from the official dated: 2019-05-14 Acer A115-31 laptops SG, and yes the SG is the official Acer service guide for the Acer Aspire 1 A115-31 but you have to appreciate that Acer’s service guides DO NOT specify a specific model like your “COVY” as that part of the model number specifically refers to your Aspire 1 A115-31-COVY A115-31 laptop specs that Acer fitted specifically to the COVY model and I don’t have that information as Acer does not specify that exactly but Acer would not change the mobo specifically for your COVY model, they might not include a removable provision with a ram module or a space for an M.2 SSD drive and have just onboard soldered ram and a 64 GB eMMC soldered drive also and this version of the A115-31 can't be upgraded.

    This is what Acer shows that the A115-31 laptop looks like after you remove the 10 screw of the lower case in its SG

    image.png

    If this answers your question and solved your query please "Click on Yes" or "Click on Like" if you find my answer useful👍

  • discgolfdc
    discgolfdc Member Posts: 32 Die Hard WiFi Icon
    Answer ✓

    Open a CMD/command prompt window and enter the following command:

    wmic memphysical get maxcapacity

    This will display the maximum RAM your computer can handle, but it will display in kilobytes. You'll need to convert it to GB.

    So, let's say it tells you that your maximum RAM is 16777216…

    That would mean that your computer can handle a maximum of 16GB of RAM.

    If you have two RAM slots, you could upgrade to two 8GB modules.

  • sjdmkd98
    sjdmkd98 Member Posts: 4 New User
    https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1300422#Comment_1300422
    https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1300433#Comment_1300433

    Thanks for the info, very helpful.

    The MaxCapacity is 12582912, presumably 12GB. Since the laptop already has 4GB, I presumably could add another 8GB, super.

  • sjdmkd98
    sjdmkd98 Member Posts: 4 New User
    https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1300422#Comment_1300422

    Thanks.

    I will disassemble the unit to determine exactly what is included and then proceed accordingly.

  • discgolfdc
    discgolfdc Member Posts: 32 Die Hard WiFi Icon
    edited October 2
    https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1300625#Comment_1300625

    Yes, your computer maxes out at 12GB RAM capacity.

    You can put in one 4GB module and one 8GB module to maximize your capability in this area.

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