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| VSS |
RAMconsidering upping the memory in my laptop from 1gb.how do i know if there is a spare memory slot, or if i have two 512 cards? how do i know if a particular memory card is compatible with my machine. is there a limit to how much i could increase the memory, for example would it blow up of i put in 2 2gb cards? |
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| Chez |
These chaps have a widget which you can run that pretty much looks at your system, tells you what's in it and what it can be upgraded to. I'd recommend them - have never had a duff bit of RAM from them yet.
http://www.crucial.com/uk/ |
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| jema |
Yep, crucial is where I go more memory to. | ||
| bagpuss |
If you are running a 32bit operating system there is no point getting more than 2GB of ram your system won't be able to use it
These are XP Home and older versions of linux and maxosx If you are using XP professional, Windows Vista or another 64bit operating system then get as much memory as you can fit in |
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| JB |
Jema, have you been possessed by the sprit of Yoda? 
Crucial is pretty good. Mainly because of their little tool that scans your system, identifies what's compatible and then links back to their web site to tell you stock and price (and of course order it). Certainly makes it easier to work out exactly what particular acronyms your machine will be happy with. |
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| Barefoot Andrew |
For some reason this thread takes me horrifically back to the days of extended and expanded RAM. What a faff 
A. |
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| VSS |
ok, i ran the scan and it tells me i have 2 512mb cards.
i have windows XP home - so replace these with two 1gb cards? Crucial scan reckoned 3gb RAM would run ok, but they don't know i've got XP home. |
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| vegplot |
2 x 1GB RAM chips would improve performance. No point in going for 2 x 2GB unless you were considering upgrading the OS. I have 2GB RAM on my work PC and it's more than enough but I don't tend to work with large graphics. |
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| Shane |
On desktop you need to make sure that you replace with the same type of RAM, or at least make sure it's compatible with your motherboard. I'm assuming it's the same with a laptop.
Oh - 4GB isn't any use unless you have the 64-bit version of XP. |