If you are talking about the 1008HA (as the OP did) then the Ram door will be almost invisible.  Because it does not have one.

The 1008HA is not easily upgradable like other Asus models.  Here is a quick synopsis of how it's done but I have yet to get my new 1008HA or the 2GB Ram module I ordered with it.  As far as I can tell by looking at the Chinese Ram upgrade photos referenced by Benny Lo on eeeuser, it looks like the following:

1.  Put your protective grounding wrist strap on your skin and ground it to a suitable location.  We all have a grounding strap, right?  They're available at Radio Shack, Comp USA and other places for a couple of bucks.  You might think it works okay to skip this step but lots of static discharge event damage shows up days, weeks or years after it happens.  So while you may think you got away with it because everything seems to work when you're done you may have well ruined the MTBF rating of your components.  The military knows this and you should too.
2. Remove 4 screws on back of 1008HA
3. Remove keyboard carefully by releasing small keeper clips along the FN keys one at a time from one side to the other (F1, F6, F10 & Insert).  Then pry off the keyboard carefully from the top down (there is a sticky label that makes it seem hard but allegedly it will come up).
4. Remove keyboard connector and set keyboard assembly aside.
5. Remove the 5 visible black screws holding the top plate on.  Also remove the yellow warranty void warning sticker and remove that screw (warranty alarm going off in your head now isn't it?).
6. Removed the blue ribbon cable connector located in the left side sheetmetal cutout and the other located in the right side sheetmetal cutout (white plug inserted in a beige receptical on motherboard near a white part number label).
7. Now look at the outside of the netbook.  Using a pry tool pry apart the lower netbook case by releasing clips around the periphery being slow, deliberate and careful.
8. Once the lower case top half is off it will expose all the main components of the computer.  There are a minimum of three ribbon cables that have to be disconnected at this point.  A small one to the bottom left of the CPU fan, a big one at the end of the large yellow ribbon cable in the center of the machine, and a third small one on the upper left side of the black protective plastic membrane that sits on the bottom third of the machine where the wrist rest and mouse pad are.
9. At this point the motherboad can be lifted up from the left side gently exposing the power connector plug.  This plug can now be disconnected freeing up the motherboard assembly.
10. The motherboard can now be turned over to expose a large black plastic shield, under which is the RAM module.

Or so I've gathered from Benny Lo's posting of the Chinese version of the ram upgrade instructions.  Not for the faint of heart but looks like a satisfying challenge for geeks.  I'm unsure about the warranty issue but would assume the warranty goes "bye bye" if you do this.

From the looks of it Asus probably could have made a nice little access door on the bottom of the unit lined up with the RAM module area since there is nothing between the bottom plastic and it.  Why they chose not to do this is lost on me.

I won't know for sure how hard it really is until my new 1008HA and Ram module arrive from ZipZoomFly (been in "packed" status for 3 days now but not shipped yet).

Ref: Benny Lo's posting #18 in the following post
http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?pid=581562

Last edited by jliltd (2009-05-23 5:51:28 pm)

Thank you for that Jlited! I am sure future owners of 1008ha will find this thread helpful. Well seems like I got some work to do as soon as I get the damn thing. Might as well put that OCZ Vertex SSD I have "laying" around while am at it.

I am getting mine Thursday and it will be undergoing surgery to add memory the same day.  I am sure I will get the upgrade done with minimal effort.  Besides it won't be my first warranty voided on the day of unboxing.  Thanks for the tips and helpful info on opening the case. 
Mike

I have tried to contact Mobile01 to ask permission to post copies of their photos that go along with the step-by-step instructions above.  I would be hesitant to publicly post them in case they are in fact copyrighted.  The photos are still available on their web site but I have copies stored in a zip file in case I do figure out how to get permission to use them.  Their site is in Chinese and I am using Google translate to navigate it.  Doesn't seem user friendly at all and I'm not holding my breath.  More than likely I will take my own photos of this process (mine arrives June 1) before I can get permission from Mobile01.

http://netbookitalia.it/asus-eee-pc-100 … grade.html

I just swapped mine for a 2GB stick, the one that was in there originally was a Samsung PC2 5300 DDR2 667MHz.  I replaced it with a 2GB 667MHz and it works fine. Doing it wasn't too difficult, but it wasn't easy either. The photos on that Italian site were the best IMHO for examining and figuring out the process.

-Stephanie

By the way, you can Use Google to translate the site. It does a decent job.

http://translate.google.com/translate?h … n%26sa%3DG

I finally upgraded my RAM to 2GB today.  Whew!  What a process.  I was a pretty confident "know it all" at the outset.  When it was done my confidence was shaken and I decided I'll never open this thing up again.  Even though I was very careful prying the case halves apart I still broke a couple of the dinky tabs along the front edge.  The sides aren't back 100%, especially around the port doors.

Shame on you Asus for advertising 2GB capability and then making it so crazy to try to do.

On the bright side I don't have to worry about organizing and keeping my sales receipt since I've voided warranty in more ways than one.

Has anyone found a utube video that details this process? While some of you have found success based on the translated instructions, I am a little more conservative and probably less tech-savvy. Or, do you think I could take it to a geek sqaud or CompUSA and they would help?

Yesterday I upgraded the memory and swapped the disk for a 128GB SSD. This was easier than I thought it would be, certainly easier than the Acer Aspire One I upgraded 6 months ago. The photos in the links were very helpful as a starting point but once I started opening it up I found it very straightforward.

It all went back together again very nicely.

I just want to add, for the timid among us, that I upgraded my 1000HE frm 1G to 2G of ram (easy on the 1000HE) and IT MADE NO NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE IN THE MACHINE'S PERFORMANCE.

FWIW.  Also, I read on some site that there are two new versions of this machine announced both of which have more conventional doors on bottom for easy upgrades.

To offer this machine this way is ridiculous (though I bought one anyway).

Would it help if you drained the battery first before installing the 2GB stick of ram? I don't want to brick my eee...