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DDR Ram & laptop battery

dgreen007
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Re: DDR Ram & laptop battery

Quote from: shutter
After you have filled up the ram, you could also give them a clean up, using CCleaner. ...... run it a couple of times, then go to the Registry cleaner (also on ccleaner) and do a couple of runs on that.... could help with speeding up the boot, etc.

Thanks Shutter, great advice, I've run CCleaner at at first sight it seems to have helped a bit but still too slow.
Do you think getting 2GB would help even more?
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HPsauce
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Re: DDR Ram & laptop battery

When someone reports a slow PC that is more than a year or 2 old then a memory upgrade is almost always required.
As noted earlier, 512MB just isn't enough for XP these days.
Even if you have other problems I would always upgrade the memory first as it WILL make any other diagnostic/repair activity quicker.
As for going to 1GB or 2GB that's often a question of cost-effectiveness. In newer PC's 2GB costs almost nothing, but in older ones the price can be 5 or 10 times higher (and don't even think about upgrading RDRAM!).
So, with only 2 slots and 512MB in one it's often "pragmatic" to just add another 512 in the spare slot. It does for most.  Wink
VileReynard
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Re: DDR Ram & laptop battery

If you have a few days to spare, a total re-install will improve the speed.

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dgreen007
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Re: DDR Ram & laptop battery

I haven't got the original XP cds to do an install so I reckon my best bet is to upgrade the ram -
Can you take a look at the ebay link and see which ones I should go for.
I need 2gb for Dell Dimension 1100 & 2gb for Dell Optiplex GX260
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/items/__2x1gb+pc3200_W0QQ_dmdZ2?rvr_id=&crlp=1180557227_228459_228460&UA=WXI7...
matt_2k34
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Re: DDR Ram & laptop battery

any that are 2x1gb - DDR and say PC3200 are more than suited.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2GB-2-X-1GB-DDR-400MHz-PC3200-2700-RAM-DESKTOP-2100_W0QQitemZ120474872982QQcmd...
^ Example
dgreen007
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Re: DDR Ram & laptop battery

Can someone please explain the difference between PC2700, PC3200 & PC2100.
I've just used Crucial to scan my PC and It says that currently installed are two DDR PC2100 256mb of ram.
It then goes on to recommend putting two 1gb DDR PC2700 or PC3200.
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Oldjim
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Re: DDR Ram & laptop battery

Basically it is the memory speed.
Within limits, and assuming your motherboard supports it, faster is better.
The reason why they don't recommend the lower speeds is probably that they don't supply them any more - the lowest which shows up on their site is PC2700
HPsauce
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Re: DDR Ram & laptop battery

Indeed, that type of RAM is backwards-compatible.
You'll probably only find out the highest speed the PC can effectively use by looking in technical specs, or maybe the BIOS settings.
Chances are though that what it has already is as fast as it can go.
Strat
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Re: DDR Ram & laptop battery

CPU-ID is a handy little app for looking at stuff like this.
Keep one in your toolbox.
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VileReynard
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Re: DDR Ram & laptop battery

Has memory settled down again - I remember when it came as SIMMS at 70, 80 or 90 nS
then it branched out into all kinds of varieties...
Is it basically accurate to say that virtually any DDR memory (say PC2700 and upwards) is compatible on a modern desktop PC?

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HPsauce
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Re: DDR Ram & laptop battery

Oh no, don't be silly. Crazy
(there's DDR2, DDR3 for starters and many little wrinkles as well)
Be3G
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Re: DDR Ram & laptop battery

Not quite: you've still got the different 'levels' of DDR (i.e. DDR, DDR2, DDR3), different latencies, different error-checking characteristics, different voltages...
Strat
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Re: DDR Ram & laptop battery

Simple really Roll_eyes
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VileReynard
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Re: DDR Ram & laptop battery

Why can't they standardise these things?
I could just walk into the shop and say "a pint of memory please" - or something like that... Grin

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Be3G
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Re: DDR Ram & laptop battery

All manner of reasons. For example, if we were to standardise on ECC memory for its extra protection, a lot of people might be unhappy because of the extra cost over non-ECC memory.