8 September, 2010

Speed Up Your PC : Add more RAM

Is your computer slow?  Have you already tried to clean up your computer and are looking to give your computer a little boost?  Within your computer lies numerous components, one of which is memory or RAM (Random Access Memory).  RAM is used as a temporary storage for files, in not specific order, thus the term random. This digital memory is more efficient than the writing of data on a hard drive where the physical action of writing data takes more time.  RAM stores temporary data which is used in the loading of programs and the startup of your computer.

THE IDEA IS : THE MORE MEMORY = THE BETTER PERFORMANCE.  My advice, clean up your computer, and upgrade your computer to the maximum supported memory.  Replacing memory chips is easy.  First, go to crucial.com and use their free memory scanner tool.  The results will show you exactly what type of memory you can upgrade to.  Order the maximum memory supported by your computer.  But Matt, I don’t know the first thing about installing RAM!?  Installing memory is the easiest upgrade you can possibly make to your computer.

For laptops, just open a back panel on the notebook, and push down the sliver clips where the memory is installed.  The chip will pop-up.  Simply remove it from your computer and replace it with the new memory chip.  The chip can only go in one way.

(Laptop Memory)

For desktops, open your case and look for the area on your motherboard where the memory chip is installed.  Push on the clips at the end of the chips, and remove the chip.  The replaced the old chips with the new ones.  The Chips can only go in one way.

(Desktop Memory)

Installing more memory will create a noticeable difference in you system’s performance.

Best Regards,
Matt

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