RAM REPLACEMENT HELP 1TB OR 2GB
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Joe the plumber
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Dec 11, 2008 at 09:24 PM
xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 - Feb 28, 2010 at 07:37 PM
xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 - Feb 28, 2010 at 07:37 PM
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Dec 11, 2008 at 10:14 PM
Dec 11, 2008 at 10:14 PM
You are confused with Hard disk space and RAM memory. You don't need a 1 TB hard disk - this will NOT speed up your computer.
What you need is to upgrade with 2GB of ram. Dell says you need two 1GB DDR2 memory sticks ( PC2-6400 800 Mhz). You currently have two 256 MB memory sticks and should be able to add two additional 1 GB sticks. just be sure to buy DDR2 memory with 800Mhz speed (also called PC2-6400). Be careful to ground yourself before you handle the memory and to unplug the PC before inserting the memory sticks. See if a experienced friend can help you with the install.
Vista will run much faster with 2 + GB of memory. But, the CPU is not very fast and the onboard video card will not support the latest games.
What you need is to upgrade with 2GB of ram. Dell says you need two 1GB DDR2 memory sticks ( PC2-6400 800 Mhz). You currently have two 256 MB memory sticks and should be able to add two additional 1 GB sticks. just be sure to buy DDR2 memory with 800Mhz speed (also called PC2-6400). Be careful to ground yourself before you handle the memory and to unplug the PC before inserting the memory sticks. See if a experienced friend can help you with the install.
Vista will run much faster with 2 + GB of memory. But, the CPU is not very fast and the onboard video card will not support the latest games.
You seem to be confusing RAM, hard drive size, and hard drive cache. If your current hard drive has an extremely small cache, this may lead to it taking longer to read files. Also, with Windows Vista, you should have at least 1Gb of RAM. I would recommend two 512Mb sticks, or two 1Gb sticks as an upgrade, so you can coninue using the RAM in dual-channel mode, if you only buy one stick, it will cut the speed of your RAM in half.
Feb 28, 2010 at 06:54 PM
i read on some tech expert site to leave it plugged in unless you dont have a static band thing but turned off so its grounded so you dont short any hardware out reducing life or something like that and NOT to change pc parts on carpet because of static anyway just thought id throw that in even though its a old post
Feb 28, 2010 at 07:37 PM