I have 95 mb of RAM. Will adding a hard drive, I have room for it, speed up my computer? Compaq Presario, modell 5050 And keep all the smart a__ answers to yourself, I don't have time for that nonsense. Or where can I get more memory, I only have 2 memory slots.
2007-03-18 18:18:15 · 6 answers · asked by Nbruce 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Don't take this the wrong way man, are you sure you're not confusing RAM with hard drive space?
If it's memory that you're looking for, then like the other guy said go to a place like http://www.crucial.com or http://www.kingston.com to find an online configurator which will help you pick the right size and type.
Also if you think you're low on memory, adding a hard drive isn't going to make any difference. If you've got a really old PC (more than 6 years), chances are that your money is going to be better spent towards a new one. Even the cheapest Dell or HP computer (as low as $400) is going to blow anything more than 2 years old out of the water.
So no, adding a hard drive doesn't usually help with speed. It only does if your hard drive space is really low or if you plan on moving the "swap file" (look it up on google) over to the new drive. But even then, the help is minimal.
2007-03-18 18:25:42 · answer #1 · answered by SirCharles 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If most of your current hard drive (the master drive) is used up, adding a 2nd hard drive (slave) to free up a little space on your master may speed your system up a little because the operating system will be able to use more of the master drive as a virtual memory. The perceived increase in speed will be very little however.
2007-03-18 18:27:17 · answer #2 · answered by GivePraiseToGod 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no no no ...you need more ram hd space does not effect speed ... ram ram ram or get the fastest procesor compatoble with your motherboard...... 95 mb of ram is 1990 go get a 512 chip for about 65 dollars!
2007-03-18 18:29:15 · answer #3 · answered by whitepimpin23 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you increase Hard disk only you have free spaces for saving datas. it is not use to speed. you want increase speed change your ram 96 MB ram to 128 or 256 MB rams in supported in your system.
2007-03-18 18:41:39 · answer #4 · answered by Rajkumar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in case you in basic terms have 500mb of storage left, i might get an exterior demanding stress and circulate some stuff onto it. this might supply extra suitable area for digital reminiscence and ought to velocity it up somewhat, yet if you consider that its an older laptop there are in all probability different factors slowing it down. in case you extremely need to get its unique velocity back, you may reinstall domicile windows. you won't even might desire to get an exterior demanding stress because of the fact youll in all probability sparkling out lots of of junk which you didnt even comprehend you had, meaning which you in all probability wont omit it. Its like spring cleansing for XP. the assumption is to start over. to try this, in basic terms stick in the OS cd, boot from it, and persist with the instructions for reinstalling. even in spite of the shown fact that, ascertain you delete your modern partition, and make a sparkling one in its place. That way it is going to quite erase each and every thing. in basic terms in basic terms confirm you have stored all your stuff which you extremely prefer to maintain someplace else, because of the fact theres no going back. i might a minimum of attempt this before spending money on hardware enhancements.
2016-10-02 09:03:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
run a scan at http://www.crucial.com to find out the memory upgrades suitable to your computer
2007-03-18 18:23:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋