Unscrew the two Phillips #0 screws.

The screws remain attached to the cover.

Lift up and remove the cover.

Here is your first opportunity to modify your RAM configuration. This compartment can hold two DDR3 SDRAM sticks. You can install up to 8 GB sticks in each slot, allowing for an expansion of 16 GB of RAM.

If your laptop has a dual-core processor any RAM installed here won't function.