| Forum Home | ||||
| Press F1 | ||||
| Thread ID: 107244 | 2010-02-09 21:56:00 | Adding more RAM - advice please? | John H (8) | Press F1 |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 856748 | 2010-02-09 23:29:00 | Well, thanks for all that advice - I think! :waughh: The thing gets curiouser and curiouser. I have Windows saying I have 1024 MB of RAM, ditto Belarc Advisor saying I have the same amount but also saying I have 4 x 512 sticks installed, and I have now tried CPU-Z as suggested by heni. CPU-Z tells me I have 4 x 256 sticks installed, and 1024MB total RAM! I think my next step must be to get into the guts of the machine and see what is actually there physically. Realistically, assuming there is 1 GB of RAM installed, am I likely to see any improvement in speed if I installed more than that? |
John H (8) | ||
| 856749 | 2010-02-09 23:31:00 | You should with 3.0 - 3.25 GB ram. it depends on WHAT's in startup / whats running in the background now. Why it is so slow. BUT, I would say MSSE would be one of the culprits. If the video is onboard its probably taking some ram from the physical ram. | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 856750 | 2010-02-09 23:41:00 | Good point. www.gigabyte.com.tw Coaster, how did you identify my mobo as being GA-K8NF-9 from the data I posted? Sorry if this is a really dumb qn... PS - I just found the mobo box in the garage and it says GA-K8NXP-9 - I don't know if that makes any diff. It also says 4 DDR400CH |
John H (8) | ||
| 856751 | 2010-02-09 23:47:00 | You should with 3.0 - 3.25 GB ram. it depends on WHAT's in startup / whats running in the background now. Why it is so slow. BUT, I would say MSSE would be one of the culprits. If the video is onboard its probably taking some ram from the physical ram. Thanx SG. Maybe I ought to look at reducing some services etc. Video is not onboard - I am running a NVIDIA GeForce 6200 Display adapter. |
John H (8) | ||
| 856752 | 2010-02-09 23:56:00 | I just checked the mobo on the Gigabyte website and it says: 1. Type: Dual channel DDR400/ 333/ 266 -184pin 2. Max capacity: Up to 4GB by 4 DIMM slots It doesn't say how much you can put in one slot. |
John H (8) | ||
| 856753 | 2010-02-09 23:58:00 | Coaster, how did you identify my mobo as being GA-K8NF-9 from the data I posted? Sorry if this is a really dumb qn... PS - I just found the mobo box in the garage and it says GA-K8NXP-9 - I don't know if that makes any diff. It also says 4 DDR400CH Close guess I found with google. asia.giga-byte.com will tell you: 4 DDR DIMM memory slots (supports up to 4GB memory) (Note) Supports dual channel DDR 400/333/266/200 DIMM (Note) Due to standard PC architecture, a certain amount of memory is reserved for system usage and therefore the actual memory size is less than the stated amount. For example, 4 GB of memory size will instead be shown as 3.xxGB memory during system startup. |
Coaster (270) | ||
| 856754 | 2010-02-10 00:00:00 | I just checked the mobo on the Gigabyte website and it says: 1. Type: Dual channel DDR400/ 333/ 266 -184pin 2. Max capacity: Up to 4GB by 4 DIMM slots It doesn't say how much you can put in one slot. It'll be 1 GB per slot since 1 x 4 = 4 GB. You cant put 2 GB in each it wont boot. And 2 GB sticks dont exist anyway (well I've never seen 2 GB DDR 400 ram). |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 856755 | 2010-02-10 00:03:00 | dragonpc.co.nz | Coaster (270) | ||
| 856756 | 2010-02-10 00:04:00 | Thanx SG. Maybe I ought to look at reducing some services etc. Video is not onboard - I am running a NVIDIA GeForce 6200 Display adapter. Um I wouldn't disable services if you have no idea what they do. Disabling the wrong one can affect other services. And other programs, that may rely on the services (that you disable). Look in startup, and see how many programs are there |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 856757 | 2010-02-10 00:42:00 | No doubt that is good advice SG - I probably wouldn't know what they do... I just installed and ran Everest, and this is what it said (I have edited out unnecessary info from the following): Motherboard Name Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-9 (4 DDR DIMM) System Memory 1024 MB (PC3200 DDR SDRAM) And: Memory Controller Properties: Supported Memory Types SPM, DIMM Maximum Memory Module Size 4096 MB Memory Slots 4 And: [ Memory Modules / A0 ] Socket Designation A0 Type EDO Speed 70 ns Installed Size 512 MB Enabled Size 512 MB Everest then gives identical info for each of slots A1, A2 and A3 [ Memory Devices / A0 ] Form Factor DIMM Size 512 MB Device Locator A0 Bank Locator Bank0/1 Everest then gives identical info for each of slots A1, A2 and A3. So if I have 4 x 512 MB DIMMs showing as installed, why am I still showing only 1024 MB RAM altogether? |
John H (8) | ||
| 1 2 3 4 | |||||