Silk: here: Thanks for the info. I did a google search for this "Dell Optiplex gx1" & like I said many things were there but nothing of any help about the RAM Sticks.. (makes ya wonder? Or does it) Allow me to say one thing about "Idiot Proof". Some people are "mr. Gadget, Tinkerers, (most are not nor do they wish to be) IMO they are born that way, I since a small kid have run into them, they are just born knowing things about "gadgets" (no formal training, they just know, like in instinct, like tv tepair guys no big deal)) I am not of that persuasion nor do I wish to be.. It is like a car I am not intersted in pistons, the carburator, the timing order the transmission ect I simply want it to get me from point A to point B. Same philosophy as concerns the computer. You don't have to be mr gadget, you can learn but the designers are themself not idiot proof I'm not a computer engineer but I am 101% positive they could & will be made much more easier user friendly in the near future like your tv, it is not constantly requiring some fix as does the computer & why because the computer is a young thing & still has many wrinkles to be ironed out so don't feel so put out because you can't figure it out. It IMO doesn't really take what I would call " Real Intelligence" to fix these things you just have to know the tricks.. If Einstein came across a combination lock with water in it & he didn't know the combination (a small trick) he'd [unless lucky] die of thirst! and none dare call it treason & thanx for these helpful lists. I've learned a lot from them & when you have a problem & get the information You say to yourself "Is that all it was" but without that small nudge you'd be hell bent to find the solution.. blame the computer designers! Chao/Silk
--- parisiengarcon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], Silk > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Well it has been my experience when you take the > > memory stick there is no writing on the stick > > (identification) to tell you what it is so you can > go > > to a computer shop (or wherever) to get a like > knd? > > So how can you read the name of the mother board? > > I've got thos computer Dell optiplex gx1 when I go > to > > the internet to search it I see min & max ram but > no > > identifying numbers? I wen to a shop & bought 128 > RAM > > stick but when I inserted it it was incompatible? > any > > suggestions > > > How Quaint - you simply go to the Crucial Website > and let it scan > your computer. The scan will identify your > motherboard and give you > detailed information on all the compatible memory > strip options > available, which they guarantee will be compatible > if you purchase > from them. You don't need to purchase from them, > but you can use > this information if you purchase from another > source. Crucial's > website even shows you how to instal the memory. > http://www.crucial.com/ > > Learn from Silk's experience get your memory from a > reliable source. > Also let crucial identify your Motherboard. Word of > advice for Silk > smart users know what hardware and software they are > using, perhaps > you should run Belarc Advisor > http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html > > If I moderated/owned a group I would require posters > to provide > information pertinant to their enquiry (e.g. > computer make and model, > OS etc.) and not be like the guy that was going to > drill through the > rivets in his tower because he couldn't find any > screws. He should > have told me it was a Dell Tower, difficult things > to advise on how > to open Dell computers if you don't know its that, > and the models > don't all open the same way. Oh that reminds me of > the so called > professional that thought it was infra dig to ask > questions to > supplement information provided in messages sent to > yahoo groups. If > something as simple as a computer case can cause > difficulty, it makes > you appreciate nothing is idiot proof. Even if it > was those damn > idiots keep dumbing down LOL Sorry about this > Ranty bit. > > Paris > > > > > > > If you have any questions or problems with any > aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me > directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post > personal issues directly to the group. > > To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
