RAM and Hard Drive questions.

[DeltaDart1]

MB-Foxconn 6100M2 MA-RS2H

Hard Drive-Seagate 80GB SATA Barracuda 7200.9
Capacity-74.52 GB Free Space-50.73 GB 68% Free Space

Memory- 2 sticks of Kingston 512 PC4200 DDR2

My computer was built locally by a local computer shop. It came with only 1 stick of 512 RAM. I have since installed another stick of Kingston 512 RAM with no problem. My computer has 4 memory slots so 2 are empty. Several months ago I ordered 2 512 of RAM and was surprised when my computer would not work when I installed the 2 sticks in the empty slots.

When I took the new sticks out it worked perfectly. I noticed that the sticks that I had bought were not made by Kingston but by some other company. Called the people up and they said the sticks they sold me should be compatible with the Kingston sticks. Tried installing them again and the computer would simply not work.

I would really like to double my RAM so what is the best way to do it? Should I buy two 1GB RAM sticks or try the two 512 sticks and make sure there made by Kingston? With the mother board info can mine support 2GB of memory? Many thanks for your help.

 

[johnb35]

What was the new ram? What does it say on the stickers for model and speed? It's possible you just have bad ram.

 

[DeltaDart1]

Can't remember the name of the manufacture who made the memory sticks. Already sent them back. It was kind of a crappy deal because what I ordered was the Kingston memory stick and they sent me a different companies sticks but they told me that they should work. My MB has 4 slots for RAM and it came with one 512 Kingston stick. I added another 512 Kingston stick and my memory doubled. Now I would like to double it again. So was just wondering if I would be better off to remove my 2 sticks of 512 and install two sticks of 1 gb and double my RAM that way. Thanks!

 

[johnb35]

Actually get 2 sticks of 1gb of ddr2 800mhz ram. If you are running XP then 2gb is plenty. If running vista or windows 7 then get 4gb total by getting 4 x 1gb sticks.

 

[linkin]

Actually get 2 sticks of 1gb of ddr2 800mhz ram. If you are running XP then 2gb is plenty. If running vista or windows 7 then get 4gb total by getting 4 x 1gb sticks.

Some boards have issues with four sticks, but you're right. 4GB is the "minimum" for vista/7, but I'd get them in a 2x2GB configuration.

 

[johnb35]

Some boards have issues with four sticks, but you're right. 4GB is the "minimum" for vista/7, but I'd get them in a 2x2GB configuration.

I would have suggested 2x2gb, however, that board only supports 1gb sticks in each slot.

 

[Aastii]

Some boards have issues with four sticks, but you're right. 4GB is the "minimum" for vista/7, but I'd get them in a 2x2GB configuration.

You can run Vista/7 on 512MB RAM easily. To recommend 4GB when for all you know he uses his system purely for internet browsing where 512MB-1GB is plenty isn't the best advice, it is spending money needlessly

 

[johnb35]

You can run Vista/7 on 512MB RAM easily. To recommend 4GB when for all you know he uses his system purely for internet browsing where 512MB-1GB is plenty isn't the best advice, it is spending money needlessly

If all I did was surf the net and email on vista, then I still wouldn't have any less than 2gb of ram. But I usually saw that most machines act more aggressively with 3gb minimum.

 

[Aastii]

If all I did was surf the net and email on vista, then I still wouldn't have any less than 2gb of ram. But I usually saw that most machines act more aggressively with 3gb minimum.

My current system (stand in until next week) is running Vista with 1GB memory and I can brose the web, word process, do light gaming and light programming and there is no problem at all.

My netbook has 512MB, running Win 7 and again, has no problems at all browsing the net or word processing.

If there was actually a need for it for OP, ie. they game or do heavy multi-tasking, fair enough, but if OP is a general user, there is no need, it would be overkill and wasted money, even if they had the money