When buying memory you should always take into account:?

Question

a. how many slots you have at your disposal
b. what type of memory your motherboard supports
c. the operating system's minimum RAM requirements
d. the minimum amount of RAM that a motherboard support

Answer 1

Every computer has a different maximum amount of RAM you can install. Each motherboard (the big circuit board in your computer) has different a maximum. The are a couple of ways you can figure out how much RAM your motherboard can hold. If you still have a manual that came with your computer, there should be information found in there that shows how many RAM slots are on your motherboard, how much memory each slot can take and what the maximum amout of RAM your system can use. You will need to know the brand of computer, the model name and the model number of your system. go to http://www.cyberwalker.com/faqs/how-tos/ram-upgrade-faqs.html and click on the drop down menu to see your choices. The web site you are taken to will show you a variety of memory information about your system. Look at these items on that page:

• Maximum Memory - this is maximum amount of memory possible in your system
• Standard Memory - this is the amount of memory that came with your system when you bought it, unless you specifically had it customized to include more.
• Slots - this is the number of connectors in your computer where RAM chips can go. Click to see a picture .

Note: Make sure you review the "Slots" notation on the Crucial web page. This indicates the number of memory modules that can go into your machine. If it says 3 banks of 1. Then you just need to buy the memory chip you need to fill an empty slot. However if it says for example "3 banks of 2" that means that while there are 6 slots for memory, you have to install these in groups of two. In our example you'd buy 3 sets of two identical chips.

Answer 2

ALWAYS?? I would say b. a close second would be a.