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This is a discussion on Ram within the Technical Help forums, part of the Off Topic category; Right so I'm good with software, but when it comes to hardware stuff I'm screwed. Is there any sort of ...
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This is a discussion on Ram within the Technical Help forums, part of the Off Topic category; Right so I'm good with software, but when it comes to hardware stuff I'm screwed. Is there any sort of ...
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11-01-09, 07:54 PM
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| Mini Mac  Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: London
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 | RamRight so I'm good with software, but when it comes to hardware stuff I'm screwed.  Is there any sort of thing that can show me if I have any spare RAM slots? My Laptop is painfully slow at the moment and need to speed it up... Also, is there a maximum to what a 32-bit Processer can use? If so what is it? Thanks, Jamie
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11-01-09, 08:04 PM
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| iPod 20gb Join Date: Dec 2007
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 | do you know the make and model of your laptop? |
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11-01-09, 08:14 PM
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| Mini Mac  Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: My House
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 | I just bought some new RAM for my laptop and thier site had a Ram checker which shows you what you've got and what you could have. One sec and I'll find it.  EDIT: It's Memory upgrades from Crucial.com - About Crucial:Media Toolbox simply download it and it should check automatically  |
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11-01-09, 08:21 PM
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| Mini Mac Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: London
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| Thanks Digger. Downloading it now. Rob it's a Dell Inspiron 6400 (Inspiron E1505 in America) edit: I got # Maximum Memory Capacity: 2048MB # Currently Installed Memory: 2GB # Available Memory Slots: 0 # Number of Banks: 2 # Dual Channel Support: Yes # CPU Manufacturer: GenuineIntel # CPU Family: Genuine Intel(R) CPU T2130 @ 1.86GHz Model 14, Stepping 12 # CPU Speed: 1586 MHz So I guess it means I can't put anymore in?
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11-01-09, 08:44 PM
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| iPod 20gb Join Date: Dec 2007
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| yeh you've already got the max ram capacity. you may be able to upgrade your ram to PC2-5300 but i doubt its worth it. eg if your current ram is 2x 533MHz you could get 2x 667MHz Edit: plus you can check to see if your memory is dual channeled...that would increase its bandwidth |
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11-01-09, 08:48 PM
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| iPod 60gb  Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SKEGNESS
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| tbh upgrading to a faster speed memory really won't make a bean of difference. Is this the same laptop that you installed windows 7 on ? If so it may just be that its too processor hungry to be ran (quickly) on your laptop. |
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11-01-09, 08:49 PM
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| Mini Mac  Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bonnie Scotland!
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 | think i should upgrade mine? dunno if it's got it a bit wrong as i don't think i could get 2097152mb of ram lol Maximum Memory Capacity: 2097152 MB Currently Installed Memory: N.A. Available Memory Slots: 2 Number of Banks: 2 Dual Channel Support: N.A. CPU Manufacturer: GenuineIntel CPU Family: Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU T2310 @ 1.46GHz Model 15, Stepping 13 CPU Speed: 1467 MHz
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11-01-09, 08:57 PM
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11-01-09, 09:36 PM
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11-01-09, 10:24 PM
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| iPod 30gb  Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: North East
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| Don't always take Crucial for sure, as it says my Laptop has 2 slots and I can only find 1. |
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12-01-09, 01:03 AM
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| iPod 20gb  Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Swansea
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32 bit Xp is limited to 4 gig mem including your graphics memory though use of the /pae switch if your moby supports it can help overcome it in some cases. 64 bit xp is 128 gig 32 vista 4 gig 64 vista 8gig in basic 16gig in premium 128 gig in the rest. Linux will depend on the kernel used mainly | |
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