[Leica] OT - how can I determine my PC's memory?

[hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson)]

Jeffery and Jim, some caveats there.
How many memory slots that your computer has and whether they are full.
The memory module type. (speed ,design)
Jeffery,you'll need to open your system case (turned off of course) and 
physically look.
You have to be careful, especially regarding static electricity which can 
damage components.
If you are not confident it may be safer to take the case to a dealer to 
check for you. If you buy more memory from them, they
should charge you for any installation assistance. Or I'm sure a local 
computer savvy colleague or friend could help.
If you would like to have a go yourself, then I am happy to assist.
So first open the case and see how many memory slots there are and how many 
modules are currently fitted.
Dependant on how old there are different ways of removing the existing 
module/s to check. That is different clip arrangements. Don't
force anything. I can tell you a lot about the type fitted if you can remove 
a module. There are labels with info and the physical
design (number of pins and length of the module, position of the locating 
slots etc) will tell a lot too.

Maybe take this off list with me if you would like?
Cheers
Hoppy 

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org 
[mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Jim Nichols
Sent: Monday, 27 November 2006 09:34
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] OT - how can I determine my PC's memory?

Hoppy & Jeffery,

I have some older memory sticks in the closet, removed from a couple of Dell 
Pentium II machines that were salvaged.  If you can identify what you need, 
I might be able to furnish something that would work.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "G Hopkinson" <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au>
To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 5:21 PM
Subject: RE: [Leica] OT - how can I determine my PC's memory?


> Jeffery those first figures are just related to old limitations on how 
> memory was used waaay back when. I won't bore everyone with
> the details. That's only talking about the first megabyte of memory 
> anyway.
> Your utility is reporting 256 megabytes of memory. That's really 
> inadequate to do much with these days, even without Photoshop,
> Windows itself is quite sluggish on that. The age of your computer's 
> motherboard chipset will dictate what memory type and how much
> you can install. As you would know RAM modules designs and speeds have 
> changed frequently as computers evolved.
> You may find that it is difficult or uneconomical to add more memory to an 
> older system.
> Cheers
> Hoppy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org 
> [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> Jeffery Smith
> Sent: Monday, 27 November 2006 07:33
> To: 'Leica Users Group'
> Subject: [Leica] OT - how can I determine my PC's memory?
>
> Is there an easy way for me to determine the memory size in my Gateway
> desktop PC? I used command.com and typed "mem" and seemed to get an answer
> that I have 640k in memory and 1024 in extended memory, but a utility that 
> I
> just tried (SpeedUpMyPC) seems to be telling me that I have only 256mb(!).
> That would certainly explain why PD CS is slow.
>
> Jeffery Smith
> New Orleans, LA
> http://www.400tx.com
> http://400tx.blogspot.com/
>
>