??? too much memory bad ???

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I already put 512mb extra on my pc and I liked the improvement from the 124
that I had when I bought it. Now I was wondering what would happen, or if it
is safe if I put another 512 stick to replace the factory one? is there a
limit on to how much memroy u can add?
 
yes there is and it depends on your motherboard. you
should be able to go to the site that made the computer
and find out how much also most say to put the same brand
in but this is not always a have to case. If you have a
place to get the memory that will take it back and refund
your money if it does not work you can always try more.
 
Hi,

Yes, around 2GB. As long as the new 512MB stick is compatible with the
existing one, and the motherboard supports it (sounds like it does if the
other stick is working fine), then you can certainly do this.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
 
Rick said:
Hi,

Yes, around 2GB. As long as the new 512MB stick is compatible with the
existing one, and the motherboard supports it (sounds like it does if
the other stick is working fine), then you can certainly do this.
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2GB, Richard?! The Windows limit is 4, as you well know, and there are many
motherboards around now that can easily handle it.

Yuletide blessings,

Epona
 
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JP said:
I already put 512mb extra on my pc and I liked the improvement from
the 124 that I had when I bought it. Now I was wondering what would
happen, or if it is safe if I put another 512 stick to replace the
factory one? is there a limit on to how much memroy u can add?
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There are two limits: XP's limit of 4GB, and whatever limit your
motherboard has on how much it will hold.

However, regardless of the limit, depending on what apps you run,
going from 640MB to 1024 will probably give you *no* extra
improvement. 128MB is not really enough for anyone, and adding
memory to a machine with only 128MB will give almost anyone a big
boost, but 640MB is already more than most people running a
common range of business apps can make effective use of.

On the other hand, if you do things like edit large photographic
images, yes, a second 512MB stick can help substantially.
 
2GB, Richard?!
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Hehe. Have never seen anyone address Rick this way. Had to look twice to
figure out that you were talking to our resident nutcase and rocket
scientist. ;)
 
Hi,

Yes, you are correct. I had a momentary Win9x flashback - sorry about that.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
 
Hey, Rick, I like "Butter Toffee Nuts...."oh, oops, I guess that's not the
right kind of "nutcase."

Uh, I really like those though, if you could send some my way!<VBG>
 
Then you'll pass on the pecan pie I made tonight?

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
 
Rick \"Nutcase\" Rogers said:
Hi,

Yes, you are correct. I had a momentary Win9x flashback - sorry about that.
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Actually staying under 3 gb with Windows XP is probably a good idea,
at least for less experienced users. There are some reports of
problems and also special configuration settings that apply when you
go beyond 3 gb.


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."
 
JP said:
I already put 512mb extra on my pc and I liked the improvement from the 124
that I had when I bought it. Now I was wondering what would happen, or if it
is safe if I put another 512 stick to replace the factory one? is there a
limit on to how much memroy u can add?
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Adding more memory can noticeably improve performance only if the
added memory results in reduced usage of the virtual memory paging
file. Therefore if the paging file is not currently being used to any
significant extent then adding more memory will not provide a
significant improvement.

There is no readily available tool in Windows XP that reports on
actual paging file usage (that is active memory pages that have been
moved from RAM to the paging file so that RAM can be used for other,
currently more important, tasks).

You can download a free utility that reports actual paging file usage
from http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_pagefilemon.htm or from
http://billsway.com/notes_public/WinXP_Tweaks/

If that utility reports actual usage of 50 mb or more on a regular
basis then you will probably see an improvement in overall performance
from adding more RAM.

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."
 
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