2007-02-08 09:20:45 · 10 answers · asked by bounce7769 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
No. But there is good news. Installing RAM is surprisingly easy to do. Also, once you open the machine up, you can see what type of RAM is already installed in the machine so you'll have a better idea of what type you need that will be compatible with your machine. Often, the RAM sticks don't say who makes them, but you can find a part or serial number on it and google that and you should be able to find it that way. Also, you'll need to open up the machine anyway to make sure you have free slots to install the RAM into (you could do this in device manager as well). When you do purchase RAM though, make sure it's compatible RAM. Go to the website of the company that makes the RAM you wish to buy and make sure.... sites such as Crucial and Kingston and ASUS have drop down menus where you can select your machine (assuming you didn't build it yourself) and it will show you compatible RAM sticks. Good luck.
2007-02-08 09:28:15 · answer #1 · answered by Thomas S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. Its a chip you go to the store and buy. You physically put it in a socket. Its not an abstract concept that you can expand upon by will alone.
its 4 phillips screws to get the case off. You just shove the chip in to the socket's retention clips. Its keyed to keep you from putting it in backwards. If you can't figure it out, then you're pretty dim. Its the single easiest internal upgrade for a computer.
If you're worried about warranty... just use a hair dryer to lift the sticker off. Most of them come off in a replaceable way with a hairdyer.
If you have windows Vista, you can use a usb key drive as disk cache, which will free up some ram.
2007-02-08 09:26:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
While its not actually adding RAM Windows Vista offers a an option called Readyboost to use a USB Flash drive as RAM. You basically plug your USB flash drive in and vista configures it and uses it the same way as ram. Its not as fast as regular ram but you can do this without opening the case. If you run vista.
Heres some info on it. More can be found on microsofts site.
2007-02-08 13:39:58 · answer #3 · answered by Josh G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can only increase your virtual RAM which is space on your hard-drive. Do a search on windows help for 'virtual RAM'
RAM is faster than virtual RAM so you might not notice much of a difference.
2007-02-08 09:26:32 · answer #4 · answered by Sean K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope... Some software may say it can, but it basically feed off your hard drive and slows you computer down. Replacing RAM in computers is easy... jut go buy some and go for it. Ask the guy you buy it from how to do it. they will let ya know.
2007-02-08 09:26:23 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the nearest element that you'll be able to do to including RAM with out quite including any actual RAM should be to boost your change area. change area, regardless of the indisputable fact that, is an extremely, extremely unfavorable alternative for actual RAM.
2016-12-03 22:12:04 · answer #6 · answered by cottom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simple answer, no. You could free up some hard drive space by getting rid of temporary files or unused programs and that may help a little, but you can't expand memory without physically adding it.
2007-02-08 09:26:35 · answer #7 · answered by hllywood72 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No - RAM connects directly to the motherboard. If you're looking at adding disk space, then yes, you can hook up an external disk.
2007-02-08 09:26:02 · answer #8 · answered by BigRez 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
If you want more memory, you can google some software of free up ram the "software way"
2007-02-08 10:08:08 · answer #9 · answered by Some Guy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO
2007-02-08 09:24:35 · answer #10 · answered by TTMSTEMPIEN 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋