What is the best way to get more RAM?

Question

i only have 384 mb of ram on my compac presario 2002 w/ a turion 64. It took me about 25 minutes to post this question from startup. Where is the best place to go an how much to get adequate ram? how much is that?

I don't have any spyware or virsuses and have plenty of memory. the computer is clean

Answer 1

Two things you can do:

1. Buy more RAM chips. Before you buy, give sales clerk your computer's specifications to determine if and how much RAM your computer will support.

2. 512mb RAM is the recommended minimum, but there are some things you can do for yourself to free up what you have:

Many users are not aware of how much RAM is used by wallpaper and/or a screensaver full of graphics. They run in the background and consume memory. (I have only 512mb RAM, run multiple programs simultaneously, and have set my wallpaper and screensaver to blank.)

I don’t do games, but I do know they are primarily graphics which need and use a lot of memory.

- How many programs do you load at startup? Maybe you should check it out and ensure you are running just what you need.
To do this: cl Start, cl Settings, cl Taskbar and Start Menu.
cl Start Menu, cl Customize, cl Remove.
cl the icon for the program you wish to remove
then cl Remove.
There is also a “Disable All” button.
This will prevent the program from loading at startup, but will not remove the program from the hard disk.

When you are working in a large file, save frequently to restore full memory access. (Your work remains in memory until you “save” it to disk.)

Did you run an error check? Open My Computer,
Right-cl on C:, Select Properties, Tools – Run an Error Check ( checkmark “check all and fix); then run a Defrag

Are you using Yahoo Toolbar? Run a full Norton Antispy.

From IE, click Tools, Internet Options
delete cookies
delete files (offline files)
clear history (set days to save to 0 if you want)
click o.k., and Restart

click Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools – run Disk Cleanup

click Start, Run ipconfig renew (type ipconfig space renew)

All these things should be done regularly. The more frequently they are run, the less time they take.
Note: Games and videos are mostly graphics. Graphics create large files. If this doesn’t help, you should consider getting more memory.
A good web site to visit: http://www.theonlinefamily.net/organize/spring_clean_computer/index.html

Answer 2

I've dealt with older PCs and was disappointed in that after I maxed out the ramm, it didn't speed it up all that much. Reinstalled the operating system as well. Did anyone mention crucial.com to run the memory scanner to see what you've got already and what more it can take?

Answer 3

Try disk cleanup.

if you go to crucial website and run their Crucial Memory Advisor™ Tool.

website is

Answer 4

the best way to get more ram is to go to the computer store and buy it

Answer 5

Go to http://www.crucial.com/