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Thread ID: 32439	2003-04-18 14:03:00	Increasing Ram: HELP needed for newbie operator..	Filmman (3584)	Press F1

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136781	2003-04-18 14:03:00	Hi there, Have just bought a secondhand Pentium 2 at 3 yrs old, and thinking of increasing my ram capacity from 67 (might have the last digit wrong there) to 128. Is taking my case in to Dick Smith electronics for them to insert a new ram box ( correct me if I have the wrong word there folks, am not fam. with all the tech terms ) the best way to increase my ram capacity? Any feedback, suggestions most appreciated for someone who has just gone from owning a 386, being without the net from home for 3 yrs, and still learning about all this comp. tech stuff. -Gregg Buchanan.	Filmman (3584)
136782	2003-04-18 21:19:00	Hi Filmman It sounds like your current RAM is 64 MB. RAM is commonly referred to as a "stick" of RAM. I wasn't aware that Dick Smith Electronics offered a technical shop service, but I could be wrong and it could be shop dependant. Have they offered to add the RAM for you? Otherwise, just go to a local computer shop and they will install the RAM for you. Depending upon what operating system you are using, and what sort of work you perform on the computer, you may wish to add more than another 64MB (total = 128MB) and add at least another 128MB stick so that your total RAM = 192 MB. RAM is not expensive. Hope this help. Post back if you have further questions. Cheers Jen	Jen C (20)
136783	2003-04-18 23:20:00	Unfortunately it won't be as easy as that. Since your computer is old (in the world of computers) you could have some problems sourcing some ram, and since the supply of the ram you will be wanting will be low you are gonna end up paying top dollar for it.	roofus (483)
136784	2003-04-18 23:27:00	roofus can you please explain?? SDRAM is still advialable and is cheap. there are very few pentium2's that used EDO ram.	tweak'e (174)
136785	2003-04-18 23:31:00	Yea don't the early Pent 2's use SD-ram that runs at like 33mhz or something. i thought these SD-ram chips avaliable these days are backwards compatible to 66mhz but not 33mhz. But i might well be wrong	roofus (483)
136786	2003-04-18 23:40:00	as far as i know most run at 66mhz sdram(and 100mhz sdram for the later p2's) however there are some that came out with edo and poss 33mhz sdram. i've had 133mhz sdram in 33mhz sdram slots (pentium1) so i don't think that will be a problem.	tweak'e (174)
136787	2003-04-19 00:54:00	Thanks Jen for pointing out in "simple language" what ram is, and what I should do. And thanks to everyone else who have responded, I got lost in what the last few people were talking about, but have printed off everyones replies and will use them to find out what their talkin bout, one way to learn I suppose, LOL! -Gregg Buchanan.	Filmman (3584)
136788	2003-04-19 10:28:00	You might like to read some "how to's" on installing RAM, not for you to do it yourself but to just understand what it is all about . Installing RAM is probably the easiest upgrade you can do on a computer . Pretty much a no-brainer as long as you have the right sort and take anti-static precautions . One site to look at is here ( . crucial . com/support/install . asp" target="_blank">www . crucial . com) . Look at the SIMM install guide .	tommy (2826)
136789	2003-04-19 16:41:00	I would advise taking it into a computing shop that specialises in repairs/upgrades, that sort of thing. There are plenty around. In future when you know more, you can do stuff like this yourself :) They will be able to determine what RAM type it is and be able to put more in for you. Ask them if its cheaper to replace your old RAM completely, and go for a new lot - or whether to keep the old RAM and add some new RAM in. If your Computer turns out to have old RAM, like EDO-RAM, it might end up being cheaper to replace it with a newer type such as SD-RAM , rather than putting additional EDO sticks in (rare). Remember you can't have two different types of RAM in the computer. I reccommend getting at least 256Mb of RAM, that will let you do most things with your computer. -Cheers :)	PoWa (203)
136790	2003-04-19 18:14:00	Hi, ive just taken apart my really, really old P2 computer. I think this Ram here is the old EDO type of Ram. It is smaller in size to my SDRam and DDR ram so its just my guess. All of the above is good advice here. Perhaps you might consider buying some second hand ram, if it is 'EDO' rather than trying to buy it from some where brand new, thats if they still sell it! And in that case would be quite dear and as allready said by somone else change to SDRAm by making an motherboard up grade. I have some old EDO Ram, I have four sticks in total to make 128MB. 2 32MB's and a 64MB I think. But anyway have a look on trademe.co.nz There you may find somone giving it away for a very cheap price. Anyway good luck with your upgrade!	joeflies256 (387)
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