add more ram assistance needed!

krisrocco · Post by **krisrocco** » Mon Sep 29, 2003 7:14 am

i'm going to double my ram (512mb now)and need some info as i've never done this befeRe(done other interesting things, though

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Do i neeed to take any precautions when doing so????
Asus TUSLC-2 m/board with Intel 815,PIII 1ghz, win xp, pulsarII
rgdz,kris

Music Manic · Post by **Music Manic** » Mon Sep 29, 2003 8:04 am

Try and use the sam type of RAM.

Counterparts · Post by **Counterparts** » Mon Sep 29, 2003 11:22 am

I'd turn off the computer at the mains so that there's no power going to the motherboard...leave the mains lead in, though.

Touch an exposed part of the computer case or a cold tap (kitchen/bathroom) to make sure you're discharged of any static before working on the computer's innards (cold, dry Winter days are best for building up static).

Other than that, adding more RAM's pretty straightforward.

Royston

darkrezin · Post by **darkrezin** » Mon Sep 29, 2003 12:01 pm

I may be mistaken but I'm pretty sure that chipset is limited to 512mb RAM maximum.

peace

Post by **garyb** » Mon Sep 29, 2003 12:02 pm

yes it is.

krisrocco · Post by **krisrocco** » Tue Sep 30, 2003 7:17 am

do you mean i can't upgrade to 1ghz??? what's the limit based on?
cheers,
kris

Counterparts · Post by **Counterparts** » Tue Sep 30, 2003 8:40 am

Typically, your motherboard - check the manual; it should clearly state the RAM limitation.

I'm in the same boat - PIII 1GHz CPU but the motherboard has a 512MB limit (although I'm currently running with 384) - dodgy Chaintech VIA chipset nonsense!

Works well enough, though...

Royston

darkrezin · Post by **darkrezin** » Tue Sep 30, 2003 10:10 am

Krisrocco - all chipsets have a maximum amount of possible RAM according to their design.. the Intel 815 chipset just happens to be limited to 512MB.. if you want 1GB of RAM you will need to upgrade the whole motherboard/CPU/RAM system.

peace

Post by **garyb** » Tue Sep 30, 2003 11:27 am

krisrocco · Post by **krisrocco** » Wed Oct 01, 2003 3:48 am

found it in the manual-512mb limit.
cheers,
k