Re: Need: 2GB PC 4200 DDR2 533MHz

2017-12-12 Thread Steve Litt
On Tue, 12 Dec 2017 13:15:26 -0700 Nathan O'Brennan wrote: > I'm trying to breathe some last breaths into an old computer my kids > use. It has 4 slots which are currently occupied by 1 GB DIMMS. I > searched a bunch of Dell forums and some people were able to get this > system to upgrade to 8

Re: Need: 2GB PC 4200 DDR2 533MHz

2017-12-12 Thread Matthew Crews
check a memory manufacturer like Crucial (http://www.crucial.com) to see if more modern RAM is backwards compatible. ​Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. ​ > Original Message >Subject: Re: Need: 2GB PC 4200 DDR2 533MHz >Local Time: December 12, 2017 5:2

Re: Need: 2GB PC 4200 DDR2 533MHz

2017-12-12 Thread Stephen Partington
Also make sure your chipset will carry over the 64 bit instructions. I have run into a few that even with a 64 bit cpu they didn't carry it through. Virus-free. www.avast.co

RE: Need: 2GB PC 4200 DDR2 533MHz

2017-12-12 Thread Carruth, Rusty
) From: PLUG-discuss [mailto:plug-discuss-boun...@lists.phxlinux.org] On Behalf Of Nathan O'Brennan Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2017 2:55 PM To: Matthew Crews Cc: plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org Subject: Re: Need: 2GB PC 4200 DDR2 533MHz cat /proc/cpuinfo says: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 4300 @ 1.

Re: Need: 2GB PC 4200 DDR2 533MHz

2017-12-12 Thread Brien Dieterle
> > Nothing makes an old machine faster than a nice SSD! > One that looks nice. And not *too *expensive. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux

Re: Need: 2GB PC 4200 DDR2 533MHz

2017-12-12 Thread Matthew Crews
What CPU? If it's as old as I think it is, it only has a 32-bit CPU and more ram won't help much. Sent from [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com), Swiss-based encrypted email. Original Message On Dec 12, 2017, 13:15, Nathan O'Brennan wrote: > I'm trying to breathe some last bre

Re: Need: 2GB PC 4200 DDR2 533MHz

2017-12-12 Thread Nathan O'Brennan
That was indeed the very first thing I did. Nothing makes an old machine faster than a nice SSD! On 2017-12-12 14:23, Brien Dieterle wrote: > Have you already replaced the hard drive with a cheap SSD? If not, I would > do that first before RAM upgrades. > > On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 1:15 PM, N

Re: Need: 2GB PC 4200 DDR2 533MHz

2017-12-12 Thread Brien Dieterle
Have you already replaced the hard drive with a cheap SSD? If not, I would do that first before RAM upgrades. On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 1:15 PM, Nathan O'Brennan wrote: > > I'm trying to breathe some last breaths into an old computer my kids use. > It has 4 slots which are currently occupied by 1

Re: Need: 2GB PC 4200 DDR2 533MHz

2017-12-12 Thread Stephen Partington
When I get home I will see what I have. On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 1:15 PM, Nathan O'Brennan wrote: > > I'm trying to breathe some last breaths into an old computer my kids use. > It has 4 slots which are currently occupied by 1 GB DIMMS. I searched a > bunch of Dell forums and some people were abl

Need: 2GB PC 4200 DDR2 533MHz

2017-12-12 Thread Nathan O'Brennan
I'm trying to breathe some last breaths into an old computer my kids use. It has 4 slots which are currently occupied by 1 GB DIMMS. I searched a bunch of Dell forums and some people were able to get this system to upgrade to 8GB of ram while others could only get the 4GB to work. I don't wan