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PC much faster and I am so happy!
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Tracey
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Anne H
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Am thick or what? 
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Tracey
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Montrose Budie
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Hi AnneAnne H wrote:Thank you mb...I see and hear all those things on my computer that you mention! By the sounds of things, I need much more than the 256MB that I have.
Regards,
Anne H
Nae prob.
I thought that I'd upgraded the memory on my 2001 purchased Dell Dimension 8200, but that must have been the previous Dell !, since, when I check out the memory (MyComputer - Properties - General, or some variant of that depending on your exact Windows version and manufacturer .....) I found, to my absolute horror that I only have the very basic 256Mb.
That explains a few problems !
I have to admit that I can just about remember (I almost wrote 'have a memory'
) of checking out memory upgrade prices around 4 or 5 years ago, but was put off by the then very high prices .............The only problem now is to source matching memory upgrades for this ancient computer (8 years old!) ................
Orraverybest
mb
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Montrose Budie
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Aye weel, let that be a lesson !, - don't wait too long to purchase additional memory.
If you have a Dell Dimension 8200 then, yes, you can still purchase additional memory from Dell, but the required pair of matched 512 MB cards neccessary for a 1Gb memory extension will cost you around £352 (three five two pounds sterling) !
As I commented to the techie who told me that 8300 memory extensions weren't compatible with my 8200, along with the 8200 memory costs, I could buy a very reasonable laptop for £352, never mind, for not too much more, a very good spec replacement for my current desktop !!
If you have, however, a Dell Dimension 8300, with no memory extension as yet, then rush on out there to the Dell site as a single 512 KB extension is £35 (I'm unclear if matched pairs are required for this model). The memory type is quite different from the 8200 series !
I've purchased memory extensions for my Dell 8200 on eBay, at a cost of £65 for a matched pair of 512 KB , so let's hope that these work OK.
I could have chosen to put in a lower bid and await developments, but couldn't be bothered with the hassle !!
Watch this space for the outcome !
mb
If you have a Dell Dimension 8200 then, yes, you can still purchase additional memory from Dell, but the required pair of matched 512 MB cards neccessary for a 1Gb memory extension will cost you around £352 (three five two pounds sterling) !
As I commented to the techie who told me that 8300 memory extensions weren't compatible with my 8200, along with the 8200 memory costs, I could buy a very reasonable laptop for £352, never mind, for not too much more, a very good spec replacement for my current desktop !!
If you have, however, a Dell Dimension 8300, with no memory extension as yet, then rush on out there to the Dell site as a single 512 KB extension is £35 (I'm unclear if matched pairs are required for this model). The memory type is quite different from the 8200 series !
I've purchased memory extensions for my Dell 8200 on eBay, at a cost of £65 for a matched pair of 512 KB , so let's hope that these work OK.
I could have chosen to put in a lower bid and await developments, but couldn't be bothered with the hassle !!
Watch this space for the outcome !
mb
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Currie
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I have three computers, two on my desk and one in storage. The oldest is a HP of 2001 vintage with an 850mhz processor. The most memorable thing about the HP was the high cost, the many years it took find out anything really detailed about its components and the repeated freeze ups caused by the instability of the operating system which was called Windows Millennium Edition or ME for short. It was my first computer and I thought all that was normal. It came with 64mb of SDRAM which I eventually upgraded to 512mb which was the maximum the motherboard could recognise.
Since then I’ve put together my other two computers from second-hand bits, cast off’s and hand-me-downs and have been very happy with the results. Only the Hard Drives and DVD burners were purchased new.
Computer number two was also of 2001 vintage with a 1200mhz processor in which I installed 512mb of SDRAM and that again was the maximum the motherboard could recognise. It served me well for two years and is now a backup computer networked to the main one.
My main computer arrived in part when a relative threw out a 2003 vintage motherboard with a 2600mhz processor and 512mb of DDR ram. I added another 512mb to make it 1gb but it will easily take at least twice that. It works perfectly with XP dual booted with Linux Ubuntu which costs nothing, will do everything XP will do except run programs designed for Windows and has more WOW than any version of Vista. The second operating system is on a separate partition and all my documents are on a third. If Windows fails I can access my documents using Linux and can reinstall Windows without disturbing anything else.
I usually buy double sided ram, ie with the chips on both sides of the stick as I believe it’s more compatible. I’ve never come across a computer requiring matching pairs although I believe this can sometimes be the case. Usually with mine it was just a matter of if it fits it works. But you have to be sure that the computer motherboard will recognise the amount of ram you intend to install and to find out what that is you may need a motherboard manual or at least the motherboard type number or some decent documentation from the manufacturer and that’s not always readily available if you have a Brand Name computer.
Old computers never die they are usually just thrown out and the Dark Satanic Mills churn out more. Usually their components are in perfect working order and it’s the operating system, Windows, which has become tired because it’s had an overdose of garbage and abuse and needs reinstalling but people often just take the easy way out and that’s to buy another one.
I haven’t had any problems with purchasing used computer parts but maybe I’ve been lucky. Most of my problems have been from purchase of new computer parts and accessories.
All the best,
Alan
Since then I’ve put together my other two computers from second-hand bits, cast off’s and hand-me-downs and have been very happy with the results. Only the Hard Drives and DVD burners were purchased new.
Computer number two was also of 2001 vintage with a 1200mhz processor in which I installed 512mb of SDRAM and that again was the maximum the motherboard could recognise. It served me well for two years and is now a backup computer networked to the main one.
My main computer arrived in part when a relative threw out a 2003 vintage motherboard with a 2600mhz processor and 512mb of DDR ram. I added another 512mb to make it 1gb but it will easily take at least twice that. It works perfectly with XP dual booted with Linux Ubuntu which costs nothing, will do everything XP will do except run programs designed for Windows and has more WOW than any version of Vista. The second operating system is on a separate partition and all my documents are on a third. If Windows fails I can access my documents using Linux and can reinstall Windows without disturbing anything else.
I usually buy double sided ram, ie with the chips on both sides of the stick as I believe it’s more compatible. I’ve never come across a computer requiring matching pairs although I believe this can sometimes be the case. Usually with mine it was just a matter of if it fits it works. But you have to be sure that the computer motherboard will recognise the amount of ram you intend to install and to find out what that is you may need a motherboard manual or at least the motherboard type number or some decent documentation from the manufacturer and that’s not always readily available if you have a Brand Name computer.
Old computers never die they are usually just thrown out and the Dark Satanic Mills churn out more. Usually their components are in perfect working order and it’s the operating system, Windows, which has become tired because it’s had an overdose of garbage and abuse and needs reinstalling but people often just take the easy way out and that’s to buy another one.
I haven’t had any problems with purchasing used computer parts but maybe I’ve been lucky. Most of my problems have been from purchase of new computer parts and accessories.
All the best,
Alan
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Thrall
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FWIW, the chip I bought which started off this thread cost about £55 here (new) so I would imagine similar RAM upgrades in the UK could cost quite a bit less.
We´re not famous in Iceland for low prices, though it would seem now that the crash of the Icelandic krona in October seems to making the island a more attractive tourist venue - even the Danes are coming over for cheap beery weekends!
Hope everyone gets speeded up....
Guid Hunting,
Thrall
BTW I seem to not receive any notification of replies to threads despite ticking the box - any fixes around?
We´re not famous in Iceland for low prices, though it would seem now that the crash of the Icelandic krona in October seems to making the island a more attractive tourist venue - even the Danes are coming over for cheap beery weekends!
Hope everyone gets speeded up....
Guid Hunting,
Thrall
BTW I seem to not receive any notification of replies to threads despite ticking the box - any fixes around?
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LesleyB
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Hi Thrall
A lot of us have been having trouble with this and it seems that some mail providers are fltering out messages before they even reach as far as your junk mail, so you never see them all. See http://talkingscot.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13197 and http://talkingscot.com/forum/viewtopic. ... light=junk
Best wishes
Lesley
A lot of us have been having trouble with this and it seems that some mail providers are fltering out messages before they even reach as far as your junk mail, so you never see them all. See http://talkingscot.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13197 and http://talkingscot.com/forum/viewtopic. ... light=junk
Best wishes
Lesley
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Montrose Budie
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Thrall
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A miracle! Looked in my post and there was a notification.
What happened? Was it the fact I put TS in my address book in Eudora my post program, as advised, or did something change elsewhere?
Anyway, all´s well that..........
Guid hunting,
Thrall
Perhaps I should delete TS from Eudora to find out.......
What happened? Was it the fact I put TS in my address book in Eudora my post program, as advised, or did something change elsewhere?
Anyway, all´s well that..........
Guid hunting,
Thrall
Perhaps I should delete TS from Eudora to find out.......