Sounds good, Roger. You can leave one of them in, unless you plan to put 2 Gigs in. George. -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of roger south Sent: 02 June 2006 12:41 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Increasing Memory Hi George Yes the 2 slots are used with a 256 in each. My 2.0 USB are at the bottom back of the tower so I'll Google to see whet I can find for a front bay. I like the sound of that as it's saves the wife keep moaning when I have her grovelling round the back. LOL I have an 8 bay tower and only 3 are used so I have plenty of space. Roger Man is the only animal that blushes, or needs to. Mark Twain ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 12:22 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Increasing Memory > Hi Roger, > > The memory should be easy enough to deal with. Are both > slots occupied at the moment? > > The board specs say it supports 6 USB slots, but I've not > had time to study it in detail. Quite often, all you need > is a connection kit which can take various forms. For > example, on my Fujitsu, there was a place to add two front > ports. I removed a price of plastic, and replaced it with a > same shaped one containing two ports. Wires from the back > of this connected directly on to the motherboard. > > If you don't have this arrangement on your computer case, > you can get the same sort of thing which occupies a spare > drive bay. You'll need to do some Googling though. > > George. > > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of roger south > Sent: 02 June 2006 12:13 > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Increasing Memory > > Hi George > > Thanks for that and what a URL address. Is it a case of just > taking out the existing memory sticks and inserting the new > ones when they arrive? Or would I be better getting an > engineer in again? > > Six USB sockets? I got 2 and a firewire. Plus the original > 1.1 sockets that came with the case and I don't use them any > more. That cost me £70 and nowhere near enough which is why > I use a 7 port hub. How would I install the extra sockets > and what would I ask for? > > Many thanks > > Roger > > Man is the only animal that blushes, or needs to. > Mark Twain > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 10:55 AM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Increasing Memory > > >> Hi Roger, >> >> According to the manufacturer's web site, your Gigabyte >> Model GA-8SIMLH takes up to 2 gigabyte of memory of type >> DDR333 - note the type as it is important. By the way, > did >> you know it supports SIX USB ports? >> >> Crucial can do 512MB for £32.89, or you could go for a > full >> gigabyte at £63.44. Both prices inclusive of VAT. >> >> The Tiny URL below will take you direct to Crucial's web >> page. >> >> http://tinyurl.com/r2y97 >> >> Following is just the full, extremely long URL. >> >> > http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/listparts.asp?Mfr%2BProductl >> > ine=Giga-Byte%2B+Motherboards&mfr=Giga-Byte&tabid=AM&model=G >> A-8SIML&submit=Go >> >> George. >> >> >> GA-8SIMLH >> Socket 478 for Intel® new 0.13 micron-process Pentium® 4 >> processor >> Supports FSB 533/400 MHz >> Features integrated real 256bit graphics engine >> Supports high performance DDR333 memory >> Provides 6 high speed USB2.0 ports >> Supports Ultra ATA 133/100 IDE devices >> Integrated Ethernet 10/100Mb Network Connection >> Integrated AC97 audio >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of roger south >> Sent: 02 June 2006 10:09 >> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Increasing Memory >> >> Hi George >> >> The Main Circuit Board information from Belarc is as >> follows: >> >> Board: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-8SIMLH 1.x Bus >> Clock: 100 megahertz >> BIOS: Award Software International, Inc. 6.00 PG > 02/14/2003 >> >> I'm sure it makes sense to you, but to me.....! >> >> Roger >> >> Man is the only animal that blushes, or needs to. >> Mark Twain >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 9:33 AM >> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Increasing Memory >> >> >>> Hi Roger, >>> >>> Doesn't Belarc tell you the make and model of the >>> motherboard? On my system, Belarc reports it in a > section >>> called "Main Circuit Board". Once you get that >> information, >>> we can trace it perhaps through the manufacturer's web >> site. >>> That will also tell us what the maximum size modules are >>> which can be fitted. >>> >>> George. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of roger south >>> Sent: 02 June 2006 08:33 >>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> Subject: [access-uk] Increasing Memory >>> >>> Hi All >>> >>> My Intel Celeron system using XP Home has 512 megs of RAM >>> memory. I'm thinking of increasing this to 1024 megs. > This >>> gives rise to 2 questions; the first is how difficult is >> it? >>> Do I simply plug in the new items to the motherboard and >> it >>> sorts it's self out or is there more to it than that? >>> Secondly how do I discover which of the multitude >> available >>> I actually need. >>> I have looked on Control Panel and Balarc Advisor and can >>> find nothing more than the fact I have 512 megs of > memory. >>> >>> Many thanks >>> >>> Roger >>> >>> Man is the only animal that blushes, or needs to. >>> Mark Twain >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following >>> link:- >>> ** >>> >> > [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] >>> ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: >>> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> ** and in the Subject line type >>> ** unsubscribe >>> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click > on >>> the >>> ** immediately-following link:- >>> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] >>> ** or send a message, to >>> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq >>> >>> ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following >> link:- >>> ** >> > [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] >>> ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: >>> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> ** and in the Subject line type >>> ** unsubscribe >>> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click > on >> the >>> ** immediately-following link:- >>> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] >>> ** or send a message, to >>> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq >>> >> ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following >> link:- >> ** >> > [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] >> ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: >> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> ** and in the Subject line type >> ** unsubscribe >> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on >> the >> ** immediately-following link:- >> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] >> ** or send a message, to >> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq >> >> ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following > link:- >> ** > [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] >> ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: >> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> ** and in the Subject line type >> ** unsubscribe >> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on > the >> ** immediately-following link:- >> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] >> ** or send a message, to >> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq >> >> > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following > link:- > ** > [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on > the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq