Our home pc is getting slower and slower and getting right on my t1ts. It seems to only have 512mb. Would it speed up a bit if I put more memory in and if so what/how do I do it?
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Quite probably, if it has the capacity to see it.
This site is your friend:
http://www.crucial.com/uk/
even has an automated tool to identify what memory you have and what your options are.
bustupbiker
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What PC is it? take out the old and put details on here of type numbers on the lable that sort of thing, i may will have some int box int cubby ole
Or some body else will, you need to spend on older stuff
Or some body else will, you need to spend on older stuff
Mr K
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Depends what you are doing, if it is doing the same and going slower then it ain't memory.
A Defrag of the hard drive would probably help, as would clearing out any old rubbish you dont want first.
Memory is cheap these days, but for typing letters / browsing the internet not really needed, assuming you have Windows XP 512MB should be enough unless your editing video / playing 3d games etc.
To check memory in use right click on taskbar and select task manager, here you will see information in the performance tab including available memory (Top right) I expect you will see quite a bit free suggesting more won't really help much so...
1. Delete any old rubbish (old data / video's / other rubbish you have hoarded)
2. Remove any no longer used programs (Control Panel - Add / Remove programs, though if you are unsure of what some do leave them alone, but get rid of any you know you do not use such as old games etc.)
3. Defrag the Hard Drive, under system tools
That should help a bit and cost nothing.
A Defrag of the hard drive would probably help, as would clearing out any old rubbish you dont want first.
Memory is cheap these days, but for typing letters / browsing the internet not really needed, assuming you have Windows XP 512MB should be enough unless your editing video / playing 3d games etc.
To check memory in use right click on taskbar and select task manager, here you will see information in the performance tab including available memory (Top right) I expect you will see quite a bit free suggesting more won't really help much so...
1. Delete any old rubbish (old data / video's / other rubbish you have hoarded)
2. Remove any no longer used programs (Control Panel - Add / Remove programs, though if you are unsure of what some do leave them alone, but get rid of any you know you do not use such as old games etc.)
3. Defrag the Hard Drive, under system tools
That should help a bit and cost nothing.
What PC is it? take out the old and put details on here of type numbers on the lable that sort of thing, i may will have some int box int cubby ole
Or some body else will, you need to spend on older stuff
All I can tell you is that it's a Compaq Presario with Windows Vista basic in it. I've deleted any unwanted/used programs (kids games etc), done a disc clean up, defraged it etc but still seems slow. Not got many piccies or songs on it either.
I would try to add another 512MB to it, Vista really does need 1GB to run properly
Go to www.crucial.com and somewhere is a utility that will work out what memory is in your system - you can then search for it cheaper if you wish.
Go to www.crucial.com and somewhere is a utility that will work out what memory is in your system - you can then search for it cheaper if you wish.
That type of memory is not expensive, double it at least, 2gb in mine and still tickin' me off with its speed (or lack of)
Probably, it rarely lies, it should also tell you what slots have memory in and how many you have spare.
Adding another 1GB should give it plenty, i.e. you will have 1.5GB when done.
Do not go past 3GB unless you have a 64-bit version as 32 bit versions can only use 3.5GB max. Plus unless you are doing some intensive stuff with it 1GB+ should be adequate.
Adding another 1GB should give it plenty, i.e. you will have 1.5GB when done.
Do not go past 3GB unless you have a 64-bit version as 32 bit versions can only use 3.5GB max. Plus unless you are doing some intensive stuff with it 1GB+ should be adequate.
before you order the new memory, check that you have the correct number of slots on the motherboard. The Crucial tool told me my motherboard could receive an additional 2 memory modules i.e. I had 4 slots available.
When I looked inside I found that Asus had only fitted 2 sockets into the motherboard. The other 2 locations were just bare solder via holes. Fortunately, I did this check before ordering.
Of course, if you are simply replacing your existing memory with new, bigger ones, then you won't have a problem.
When I looked inside I found that Asus had only fitted 2 sockets into the motherboard. The other 2 locations were just bare solder via holes. Fortunately, I did this check before ordering.
Of course, if you are simply replacing your existing memory with new, bigger ones, then you won't have a problem.
Increasing to one or two gig of ram will speed up the PC, but how big is the hard drive?
I changed my Vaio lappy to 2gb ram and had the 100gig hard drive migrated on to a 320.
More space on the hard drive frees up the PC. For £100 its like having a new PC
I changed my Vaio lappy to 2gb ram and had the 100gig hard drive migrated on to a 320.
More space on the hard drive frees up the PC. For £100 its like having a new PC
My daughters laptop with 1Gig of ram running Vista was slow enough to induce sleep.
2 Gig of ram added £55.00. You might consider downgrading (upgrading in my opinion) to XP Pro as well, far better than Vista or go the other way to Windows 7 but then you will have issues with drivers and programme incompatibility.
Download CCleaner from the net (free) and run that to tidy up the registry etc.
2 Gig of ram added £55.00. You might consider downgrading (upgrading in my opinion) to XP Pro as well, far better than Vista or go the other way to Windows 7 but then you will have issues with drivers and programme incompatibility.
Download CCleaner from the net (free) and run that to tidy up the registry etc.
Windows 7 will be fine with Vista software and drivers....as long as you go from 32bit to 32 bit, or 64-bit to 64-bit.
Downgrading to XP can be difficult on some modern hardware as you won't find XP Drivers.
With the cheap cost of PC's these days I would not bother upgrading the OS, just put your money towards a new Windows 7 machine and join the 64-bit revolution at the same time.
Downgrading to XP can be difficult on some modern hardware as you won't find XP Drivers.
With the cheap cost of PC's these days I would not bother upgrading the OS, just put your money towards a new Windows 7 machine and join the 64-bit revolution at the same time.
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