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Paul Kowalczyk

I want to upgrade the ram on my pc
How do i find out what typei have installed
i am running windows xp
 
The easiest way to find out what kind of RAM you have
installed is to open up your computer and take a look at
the physical chip. Most chips will have a sticker on them
that says how much memory they have and what kind of
memory. Unfortunately, there is no built in software in
XP that will tell you what kind of RAM you have.

Your best bet is to take out the chip itself, and take it
with you to the store that you're going to buy the RAM
from.

Hope this helps,

Nick
nkjg/at\interchange/dot\ubc/dot\ca
 
If the OP is reluctant to open their computer, or to remove a stick of RAM,
accurate specifications can be found from online RAM vendors, such as
www.crucial.com, which will tell the OP the specifications of the RAM
installed in the their specific model of computer. This information can also
be found in the technical support area of many computer makers' web sites.
Either of these methods is less likely to damage the OP's RAM than removing
it from the computer and carrying it to a store.

Rocky
 
I had never checked out crucial.com before... I see that
they're pretty up to spec with everything regarding
memory...

There's only one thing that I find misleading with their
recommendations. For my Compaq Presario X1050CA laptop
(listed under X1000 series), they recommended at least
512 MB of RAM. I have 512 MB installed right now, and I
wouldn't put any more in even if someone gave me a free
chip since I often put my computer into hibernation and
wake it up, several times per day. With more RAM, it
takes longer (and more battery life) to do this. I find
that I get more than acceptable performance with the
amount of RAM that I have at the moment.

With most systems, 512 MB is plenty of RAM. Only if
you're looking to do intense gaming, CAD modeling, or
multimedia editing should you look into getting more RAM.
If you've got only 128 MB or less, UPGRADE NOW!!! You're
only causing yourself to wait a painfully long amount of
time to get anything done.

Thanks for the tip, Rocky.

Nick
nkjg/at\interchange/dot\ubc/dot\ca
 
And I agree with you, Nick. 512 MB seems to be a sweet spot for XP Home (and
perhaps Pro as well), according to all the articles (and posts) I have read,
unless someone commonly performs data intensive tasks like the ones you
mentioned.

Rocky
 
I always find it humourous (and sometimes annoying) how
many times I've told my dad to up his RAM from 256 to at
least 512 since he does a lot of work with PhotoShop ever
since he got his Sony digital camera. Everything that he
does is so slow... and you can hear the hard drive
working away because Windows is relying on the pagefile
to store all the data... lol...

Nick
nkjg/at\interchange/dot\ubc/dot\ca
 
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