Computer question: RAM?
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It all depends on you motherboard as to type and to some extent the processor for the speed of the memory.
If yours is a prebuilt system then you could go to Crucials site : www.crucial.com/ and look it up.
As for price it's all very cheap at present - The manufacturers have been making a loss on it for a year or so now. The site above isn't the cheapest but you will get good quality that will be compatible - beware 'generic memory' - won't work with all systems - tempremental.
If yours is a prebuilt system then you could go to Crucials site : www.crucial.com/ and look it up.
As for price it's all very cheap at present - The manufacturers have been making a loss on it for a year or so now. The site above isn't the cheapest but you will get good quality that will be compatible - beware 'generic memory' - won't work with all systems - tempremental.
Getrag said: Is there any other way of finding out?
Depending on BIOS it may be shown there. To get to BIOS, watch your screen while booting. It should should show a line like
Press DEL> to enter setup.
(it may any other key instead of DEL (system-dependant), but DEL is quite common.
I'm not fit with Windows, but there maybe the possibility to see your mainboard type somewhere in the system settings at 'hardware'
On my desktop when I start up the BIOS gives me the information as follows:
SDRAM at Bank 1 etc.
Options I beleive are EDO, SDRAM, and the newer one I cannot remember.
If you have a Pentium 1 processor it is probably EDO, if anything up to P3 is probably SDRAM, P4 is the newer stuff.
SDRAM at Bank 1 etc.
Options I beleive are EDO, SDRAM, and the newer one I cannot remember.
If you have a Pentium 1 processor it is probably EDO, if anything up to P3 is probably SDRAM, P4 is the newer stuff.
Used Belarc myself, because my PC at home is a crappy PC world effort they put 64Meg in as standard 
Hardly up to the job, crucial supplied the new 512Meg the next day for (IIRC) about £65
Pooter's much better now
Anyway, I've got a copy of Belarc I could mail you, if you can't be bothered downloading it
Hardly up to the job, crucial supplied the new 512Meg the next day for (IIRC) about £65
Pooter's much better now
Anyway, I've got a copy of Belarc I could mail you, if you can't be bothered downloading it
I wish I researched a little more before upgrading!!
I initially bought 2 sticks of PC2100 DDR ram, but have since changed to PC3200 DDR from Crucial.
have also ordered an Athlon XP2800+ barton processor, so that my new motherboard works to its full potential.
The upshot of all this is that I have 2 brand new sticks of the Crucial 2100 DDR ram and a spare Athlon XP 2400.
If anyone's interested in these, please contact me, they are all brand new!!
These are compatible with most socket A motherboards.
Right must now turn my attention to my TVR, had enough of delving into upgrading PCs, and the TVRs cheaper!!!!! lol
Chris
I initially bought 2 sticks of PC2100 DDR ram, but have since changed to PC3200 DDR from Crucial.
have also ordered an Athlon XP2800+ barton processor, so that my new motherboard works to its full potential.
The upshot of all this is that I have 2 brand new sticks of the Crucial 2100 DDR ram and a spare Athlon XP 2400.
If anyone's interested in these, please contact me, they are all brand new!!
These are compatible with most socket A motherboards.
Right must now turn my attention to my TVR, had enough of delving into upgrading PCs, and the TVRs cheaper!!!!! lol
Chris
Will sell the XP 2400 for £50, still have the box for it! It's only 2 weeks old, but I feel it will be wasted in the other PC, as thats just for the family, Word, net etc.
The 2 lots of PC2100 RAM is 512 MB each, will sell those for £30 each.
I know P/H isn't an ad forum, but I'd rarther fellow P/Hers have first refusal
Chris
The 2 lots of PC2100 RAM is 512 MB each, will sell those for £30 each.
I know P/H isn't an ad forum, but I'd rarther fellow P/Hers have first refusal
Chris
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