Determine specs for memory upgrade

anthony lackey · 11-06-2006, 03:50 AM

Hey guys,I'm new to the computer world so please be patient.I have an older laptop and was told I should upgrade hard drive and memory.The hard drive questions have all been answered but, I have no idea as to how to buy a memory upgrade.I have an old Compaq Armada M700 with a 224mb memory,366mhz processor speed,I think. Could I upgrade to a 512 ? If so what specs do I use to search for one ? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank You, Anthony Lackey.

[-0MEGA-] · 11-06-2006, 03:53 AM

IMO it's not worth upgrading that laptop, because I highly doubt any app that runs on a 366Mhz CPU would benefit from 512MB of RAM.

But if you insist, download cpu-z from www.cpuid.com and click on the memory tab.

Lord Of The Ming · 11-06-2006, 04:12 PM

if you want to find the Specs on your computer, i use PCWizard, which will scan your computer and tell you basically everything about your parts...
http://www.cpuid.com/pcwizard.php

Crazydude185 · 11-06-2006, 04:58 PM

http://www.lavalys.com/ (everest) is another program you can download that will tell you what kind of memory your computer has, allowing you know what you can upgrade too.

11-06-2006, 03:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
anthony lackey New Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Reno,NV for medical care Age: 43 Posts: 1	Determine specs for memory upgrade Hey guys,I'm new to the computer world so please be patient.I have an older laptop and was told I should upgrade hard drive and memory.The hard drive questions have all been answered but, I have no idea as to how to buy a memory upgrade.I have an old Compaq Armada M700 with a 224mb memory,366mhz processor speed,I think. Could I upgrade to a 512 ? If so what specs do I use to search for one ? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank You, Anthony Lackey.

11-06-2006, 03:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,466	IMO it's not worth upgrading that laptop, because I highly doubt any app that runs on a 366Mhz CPU would benefit from 512MB of RAM. But if you insist, download cpu-z from www.cpuid.com and click on the memory tab. __________________ Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.1GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 (800/1900) 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 960 750GB SATAII w/32MB Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 22605

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11-06-2006, 04:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
Crazydude185 Silver Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: NC Age: 20 Posts: 223	http://www.lavalys.com/ (everest) is another program you can download that will tell you what kind of memory your computer has, allowing you know what you can upgrade too.