-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Additional memory to desktop..

The limitation on memory is usually not the OS but the motherboard.  You 
will need to check with some site or the makers website to see how much 
memory the board can handle.  I'd recommend www.crucial.com  . They have a 
memory finder that guarantees compatibility with your system and also gives 
the memory specs of the particular motherboard or system.
It is a common misconception that memory is just memory.  Not all memory 
will work in a particular motherboard and not all memory will work with any 
other memory.  So, just because it's PC133 doesn't mean it will work.  Some 
PC133 will run at 100 and some won't.  Best to find out what's in the 
system and match that.

I buy all the memory I use at www.crucial.com , who is a direct outlet for 
Micron.  They usually can match or beat the local prices and the memory is 
guaranteed to be compatible with the system, if properly spec'd in the 
finder program.

Most of the cheap memory that you find is no-name stuff that you can't 
match if you don't happen to get 2 sticks from the same batch at the same 
shop on the same day.  And if you go back a week later, there's no way to 
even tell if the stuff you're getting is even close to the stuff you bought 
a week ago.

Tom



At 09:34 AM 1/31/2004 -0500, you wrote:

>In a message dated 1/30/2004 10:53:24 AM Pacific Standard Time,
>trev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> > Looks like you will either need one stick of PC133 256 mb memory, or you
> > may
> > have to a new stick of PC133 512mb memory.
> >
>
>You operating system will also help to say how much memory you can use
>
>
>Trev,
>      I have two 128 mg sticks, and an empty slot.  I'm running XP Home, so
>how much memory should/could I have?
>
>HB



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