Memory

[sheba397]

How can I tell what the maximum amount of memory I can put in my computer. I have a Pentium II 300, 128MB Ram, 7GB Hardrive??. I would like to have max. memory. THANKS

[buck52]

Howdy

I believe your Motherboard specs will determine how much ram you can use

buck

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[bassman]

Hello Sheba and welcome,
If you have your Motherboard book or CD, that should have the info you are looking for. If not and you know the mobo manufacturer and model, you can check their site for specs.
If you don't have this info then you will need to check the BIOS ID string, post that back, and there are some great people here who can help from there.
To find the ID string, during startup, watch for the RAM count to start, hit the "Pause" button, and look for a long sting of text. Write that down.
Of course, I could take a wild guess here and say "With 128Mgb, if it is one stick, I would say that is the largest single size you can use, so, one in each available slot would be max." Example= 3 slots total,128 per slot, 384Mgb total RAM. http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/wink.gif

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[sheba397]

I found these results using Pcpitstop.com. I guess this means I can put another 128MB in there. Description Results
RAM installed 128 MB
Windows RAM 128 MB
Total RAM slots 3
Available RAM slots 1
Max RAM module size 128 MB
Memory Type |Unknown|
Level 1 Cache 32 KB
Level 2 Cache 512 KB
Chipset Intel 82443LX
Speed Rating 517 MB/s (102% of 12009 similar

[mjc]

To really know for sure you are going to have to dig up the manufacturer of your motherboard and find the manual for it...if it isn't marked somewhere on it who made it then you need to grab the BIOS id string (a long sries of numbers that is either at the top or bottom of the screen whe you first turn on your machine)

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[Pianorak]

It's generally thought that 128MB is the useful maximum for Windows 95, 98 and ME.
But hold your horses - no doubt the Master Geeks will correct me. http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/smile.gif

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[sheba397]

Okay, found the manual heres what it says;


Features

Hardware

Speed
-supports from 233mhz to 333mhz CPU speed
-supports 33 mhz PCI Bus speed
-I/O clock 8mhz for ISA Bus
-supports 66mhz/133mhz AGP Bus

DRAM Memory

-supports 8/16/32/64.....MB DIMM module sockets
-supports EDO(3.3V) & Synchronous DRAM(3.3V)
-supports a maximum memory size of 348MB with SDRAM,or 768MB

Shadow RAM

-A memory controller that provides shadow RAM and supports 8-bit ROM BIOS

Bus slots

-Provides three 16-bit ISA Bus slots and four PCI Bus slot, one AGP slot


***One more quest., I want to also get a graphics card, would I need a AGP or PCI ??

Thanks

[mjc]

AGP but don't bother with a GeForce3 or some other card that supports 4x AGP, your board probably only does 1x, 2x if you are very lucky...most cards can be set for the lower speed but why spend the extra $$ when you won't be using that feature.

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