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General Category => Hardware => Topic started by: random noob on December 08, 2003, 07:06:51 PM

Title: Getting more RAM for an ancient system
Post by: random noob on December 08, 2003, 07:06:51 PM

Heya. I think I need more RAM for this old piece of crap (meaning this (http://\"http://www.epinions.com/pr-Hewlett_Packard_HP_Brio_BA_D7599EABA_PC_Desktop\")).

Tried looking around the 'net, ran some program that was supposed to tell me what exactly I need ("belarc" from the Crucial webshop), but was left clueless. It didn't say what  kind of memory I have or could get (just that slot 'DIMM 1' is empty and slot 'DIMM 2' has 64 MB). Searches by the motherboard (HP Brio BA System Board 1.01-R0B?) came up empty, as well as the documentation that came with the computer.

Extra memory would really help as this old thing keeps crashing and/or going nuts daily because I need to have lots of windows open.
Anohoo, is it a hopeless attempt to find something compatible with ancient junk like this? Especially without Ebay and living in a remote corner of Europe?

Cheers

Title: Getting more RAM for an ancient system
Post by: Zedy on December 08, 2003, 08:05:03 PM

That wasn't painfull at all.

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechS...rodTypeId=12454 (http://\"http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=lpv18777&locale=en_US&taskId=101&prodSeriesId=32889&prodTypeId=12454\")

Title: Getting more RAM for an ancient system
Post by: Jandar on December 08, 2003, 11:44:59 PM

Get a stick of 256MB PC100 RAM and no more if you are planning on keeping that system.

Its beyond showing its age but can still be worked with.

Title: Getting more RAM for an ancient system
Post by: random noob on December 09, 2003, 02:37:11 AM

Wow. Big thanks to you both. Now off to get RAM.

Title: Getting more RAM for an ancient system
Post by: Guest on September 01, 2004, 01:04:33 AM

you need a new computer my friend. www.ibuypower.com