On 14 Sep 2004 at 9:06, Wolfgang Rohloff (WH) wrote:

> Could someone plse explain to me how I go about replacing my RAM on my
> pc. I have a Pentium 1 with 32 meg of RAM. A friend has given me a
> chip which he says has 96Meg of RAM. Is there a chip which has this
> amount of Ram?  I thougt they come in 8/32/64/128 Megs??   Plse
> explain to me the procedure for changing the ram so my PC picks it up.
>
> Wolfgang Rohloff

  You are correct about the memory sizes; it is much more likely that the
memory he has provided is 64MB and that, *when added to the 32MB already
present*, it will give you a total of 96MB.  That's assuming, of course,
that the memory is compatible in speed and type with your motherboard, and
that your system can mix single- and double-sided SIMMs....

  Your motherboard may also require that memory "banks" be filled
consecutively.  If you don't have (or can no longer find) the motherboard
manual, can you at least determine the make and model for us?

  You should pretty much be able to shut the machine down, insert the chip
in its slot, and power up; the machine should detect the additional RAM
automatically.

Dave Gillett

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