Re: Increase Ram?

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And on some motherboards not all of the RAM is cacheable. Go over that limit
and you won't see improvement in speed either- possibly a decrease!


"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Vagabond Software wrote:
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>> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:O7JWS8RHGHA.3936@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>> 1GB may be needed for the apps *you* run, but for the great majority
>>> of people it's way overkill, and the computer will run no faster
>>> with 1GB than with 512MB. Even 512MB is overkill for many people.
>>>
>>> --
>>
>> If it is an older laptop running a PIII-600, it may not support a
>> memory configuration of 1GB.
>
>
> Yes, that's also true. The same is also true for older desktops.
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> Please reply to the newsgroup
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>
>
>> In fact, some older laptops, like Sony
>> Vaios, have 128MB built onto the motherboard and present only one
>> memory expansion slot supporting modules up to 512MB. My old laptop
>> is probably older than his old laptop becaue mine only came with a
>> 6GB hard drive, and it support a maximum of 512MB of RAM.
>>
>> carl
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