Replacing RAM
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Re: Replacing RAM
Can you open a pc unassisted and recognise the various parts? If yes, then very. You just need to be sure to match the ram to the motherboard correctly.
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Re: Replacing RAM
Fairly straightforward. There will be countless tutorial videos on the net. Be careful opening the case (unplug and de-power it before, of course!), make sure you don't touch anything unnecessarily, make sure you're not carrying any static electricity.
There used to be a great utility at crucial.com that scans your motherboard for what types of RAM it can use, and what you've already got installed (and therefore your options for upgrade, which it will try to sell to you).
There used to be a great utility at crucial.com that scans your motherboard for what types of RAM it can use, and what you've already got installed (and therefore your options for upgrade, which it will try to sell to you).
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Re: Replacing RAM
The type of RAM modules varies considerably, as does the capacity of these modules that motherboards can take.
If the machine has a 32-bit processor, you will be limited to 3GB of RAM in total due to technical reasons - 32-bit processors can only address 4GB in total without some fudging, and some of the memory map is taken up by other hardware such as the video adaptor.
Then there's the requirement of some boards to take modules in pairs of the same capacity, which can complicate things further.
If the machine has a 32-bit processor, you will be limited to 3GB of RAM in total due to technical reasons - 32-bit processors can only address 4GB in total without some fudging, and some of the memory map is taken up by other hardware such as the video adaptor.
Then there's the requirement of some boards to take modules in pairs of the same capacity, which can complicate things further.
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Re: Replacing RAM
packrat wrote:Can you open a pc unassisted and recognise the various parts? If yes, then very. You just need to be sure to match the ram to the motherboard correctly.
Yeah. I usually find some on-line diagram to help me. I did successfully replace a psu last year.
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Re: Replacing RAM
The G Experience! wrote:packrat wrote:Can you open a pc unassisted and recognise the various parts? If yes, then very. You just need to be sure to match the ram to the motherboard correctly.
Yeah. I usually find some on-line diagram to help me. I did successfully replace a psu last year.
In that case, you should be ok! Is this a pc or a laptop btw? And what ram is there now, and what do you want to increase to?
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