How can I increase the memory and RAM on my computer?

Question

I need a lot more GB on my hard drive. I need to increase the the RAM and speed of it too. How can I do this?
What will the cost for it be?

Answer 1

Hi. A new hard drive is pretty cheap, you can get more RAM but you will not be able to increase its speed past what your motherboard supports.

Answer 2

FOR INCREASING YOUR MEMORY DO THE FOLLOWING''
.1,Normal habit is jumping YAHOO TO MSN AND TO GMAIL,ie from one to other.But no one thinks this.If you delete say gmail removed&like wise all opened since not closed the info occupies and fresh info comes to occupy and a state comes, after say 2 to 3 hrs it will say upto 187 line memory etc shown.Later not responding at all,If out of 20 openings remove 15 say memory automatically comes up. it will improve,
2,There is a need for RAM(Random Axis Memory) More the BITS ( EXAMPLE- 512. but HIGHER value the system functions better
3.ONE MORE POINT: All Documents put them safely in a CD.Or if space is there in any drive put your photos etc too.
More comfirt to get empty space to be used.Memory improves
4,With RAM speed also improves

Answer 3

Money for the parts was covered by other answers. I won't dispute them. Also you need to spring for a decent tool kit, maybe about $30 for a zippered pouch kit with everything you need. Even a cheapie kit at WalMart or Radio Shack or one of the chain discounters will do just fine.

To add memory, you must expose your CPU board and pop memory chips in place. If you already have memory chips but they are small, you might have to pop out the old ones first. Check your computer's manual (if it came with one) for whether you need to buy memories in pairs or whether it will allow single-chip upgrades. Some machines require their memories to be paired for an addressing technique called "interleaving." You need to know that.

To add a disk, if you have a slot for it, you will have to attach a bus cable to the back of the drive, also attach an unused power plug from your power supply. (Usually, you have two or three free power bundles in a typical system.) It helps to look inside your machine first to see the size of the mounting rails, usually about 5 inches. Some drives are smaller than that and come with alternative mounting kits - sometimes called "rail" kits.

To get the right kind of memory, go online to a site that sells memory. Often they have configuration tools on the web so that if you put in your computer model number, they tell you what kind of memory to buy. For instance, PNy has such a site. I've not tried other sites but I would imagine they have something to help you with your order.

To get the right kind of secondary disk, find out what your primary disk uses and get another of that type. For instance, if your first drive is IDE, your second drive should also be IDE. If you have ATA, get another ATA. If you have SCSI, get another SCSI. And so on. All of the drive interface types I've just named allow at least one more (secondary) drive to be added to your system by just connecting the new drive to the disk bus on a spare plug. SCSI allows up to 7 devices total.

If you fail to look up the drive type first, you will either have a disk you cannot use or you will have to buy another interface for the new drive. So do your homework before you buy.

Answer 4

Well you can buy 4GB of ram for 100 bucks, dont listen to
that fool up there. You can also get an 160GB hdd for like
50 bucks and a 500GB hdd for like 100 bucks.
I suggest you go buy 4GB of ram and a 500GB hdd, cost
you like 200 but man its worth it.

Hope this helps,

Roctronic

Answer 5

RAM will cost around $100-120 for 2GB.

Hard drives cost around $100 for 300GB... depends on the type (IDE/SATA) and brand you buy.

Answer 6

depends on how much and where you buy it