Computer help...Memory ??

[Ruth Mills]

That's OK, no worries

Likewise, I think it's OK to fit a *faster* memory chip than your existing one(s) - as long as if you have DDR it's also a DDR chip, or if you have DDR2 then the new chip is also a DDR2 chip, etc (e.g. if you have DDR 2600 memory then DDR 3300 memory should work fine with it) - although you can only run your system as fast as your slowest chip would go, so you wouldn't get any additional benefit from having the faster chip anyway. But check with your motherboard manufacturer to be on the safe side if you are doing this!

 

[Bagpuss]

never got round to sorting this but must cos its getting worse....

found this....

Dell : Dell 1 GB Module for Dell Dimension 2400 - (128 x 64) - 400 MHz - DDR SDRAM - Non-ECC : Memory Upgrades : HOME

is it what i need ... ??

when it gets here what the heck do i do with it ... ??

how do i even know if i have a slot for it ... ??

 

[Bagpuss]

something i don't understand....(well i don't understand any of it but) when i click my computer...then right click local disk c and properties....it shows a pie thing of what you have left...pink and blue....well looking at that i have loads left...used 11GB and free space 23.3GB

 

[sian1979]

thats disc space not memory. You need more memory.
xxx

 

[Bagpuss]

:lol:...right, so they ain't the same thing then...PMSL Thanks chick...(totally clueless i am)

 

[sian1979]

LOL....no they are not the same thing. memory is the brain of your pc. And the disc space is like your wardrobe for keeping your clothes in......except its more like where you save all your documents to or pics or songs etc. What you have ordered looks ok....you should get intructions with it or dell do online support i think...they should be able to talk you through how to install it.
xx

 

[Ruth Mills]

You will need to open your computer up to put the memory in though, and definitely make sure it's switched off and everything is unplugged before you go poking around in there lol.

Also make sure you are not wearing an acrylic jumper or anything else with a lot of static, as that could fry your new memory chip! If you can get an anti-static wrist strap then all the better (although, so saying, I've been faffing about inside computers for years and haven't bothered with anti-static straps and have never nuked anything)...

 

[Bagpuss]

Thanks :hug: so is it just standard that i will have a slot to put the memory thing...or is it like i remove the old one and put this new one in the same place...??(sorry its like pulling teeth with me isn't it)

 

[Ruth Mills]

Thanks :hug: so is it just standard that i will have a slot to put the memory thing...or is it like i remove the old one and put this new one in the same place...??(sorry its like pulling teeth with me isn't it)

The bad news is that this will depend on the individual computer and motherboard.

I think it's fairly standard that most computers these days will either have 2 or 4 memory slots in them.

So if yours has 2 memory slots, and there is only 1 chip in there, then you will put the new chip in the empty slot.

But if both slots have a chip in, you would need to take one of the existing chips out.

Make sure you put the chip in the right way though, and don't try and force it too much if it doesn't want to go in.

 

[Bagpuss]

ok...thanks so much Ruth...I have ordered it now and it should be here tues...i might play safe and ask a friend (knows a little more than me) to do it.....

I just didn't want to waste £40 odd quid on something if it wasn't right or didn't have anywhere to put it.

Thanks again xxxxxx

 

[Bagpuss]

Just to update....I cancelled the order with Dell and went with Ruth's rec Crucial and saved £12...

It arrived today and I have fitted it....all by my self...

So now i am whizzing around with my big new memory...

Thanks everyone for all your help...massive hugs to Ruth xxxx :hug:

 

[champagne]

Blimey Angie ...... Maybe you should go into puter geek instead of salon geek, how on earth did you understand any of that ,,,,,,

Im so jealous of all these peeps who know all this info.....im only reading it and it scares me lol

 

[nailzoo]

So now i am whizzing around with my big new memory...

SO ...... can you remember more now ?

I'd pay to forget some things ....:lol:

 

[Bagpuss]

SO ...... can you remember more now ?

I'd pay to forget some things ....:lol:

I hope so...but life certainly feels a lot faster