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Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2003 7:14 am
by krisrocco
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
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2003 8:04 am
by Music Manic
Try and use the sam type of RAM.
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2003 11:22 am
by Counterparts
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
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2003 12:01 pm
by darkrezin
I may be mistaken but I'm pretty sure that chipset is limited to 512mb RAM maximum.
peace
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2003 12:02 pm
by garyb
yes it is.
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2003 7:17 am
by krisrocco
do you mean i can't upgrade to 1ghz??? what's the limit based on?
cheers,
kris
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2003 8:40 am
by Counterparts
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
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2003 10:10 am
by darkrezin
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
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2003 11:27 am
by garyb
yup.
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2003 3:48 am
by krisrocco
found it in the manual-512mb limit.
cheers,
k