RAM installation

[Colossal Spoons]

Ok, so your boy Spoons needs to upgrade from 512(what is this, 1996? ) to 1G. I'm going to buy the cartridges today and would rather not pay the Geek Squad $400000 to put them in; so I'm gonna try it myself. Is it as simple as popping open my tower and switching them?

 

[Malice]

Generally speaking yes...
Make sure you put them in gently...but firmly...

Make sure you obviously put in the same type of ram.

 

[Colossal Spoons]

Ok, was hoping I didn't have to load drivers or some such nonsense onto my computer in the process. Thanks

 

[black_dust]

Make sure you have the right Pin type of ram 168/172/144 etc or else they wont fit. You also should check to see if your mother board can take 1gig of memory (no reason why it shouldnt tho)

And like Malice said make sure those suckers are in correctly before you turn your power back on, or you will be buying more that just memory

 

[Colossal Spoons]

Ah yes, the pin type. I knew there was another detail. Wish the diagnostic I ran on comp to find out what type I needed included that. Hmmm

 

[Malice]

Ah yes, the pin type. I knew there was another detail. Wish the diagnostic I ran on comp to find out what type I needed included that. Hmmm

Just pull one out and compare

 

[Malice]

Dont forget to GROUND yourself before touching the internals of the pc

 

[Colossal Spoons]

Alright, mine are 184-pin DIMM. I'd have looked like an ass returning them later

 

[black_dust]

Dont forget to GROUND yourself before touching the internals of the pc

So be sure to stick some crocodile clips to your ears and run a line from them to your radiator

 

[Colossal Spoons]

As for the grounding, I just realized how little metal was in my room. It's like that holding cell they put Magneto in in X2 lol.

 

[Malice]

As for the grounding, I just realized how little metal was in my room. It's like that holding cell they put Magneto in in X2 lol.

Usually...making sure you touch the frame of the case that is metal will suffice...and not rubbing your feet on the floor to create static electricity.

 

[Colossal Spoons]

Word

I really hope this RAM upgrade makes City of Heroes run better. I'm really just stalling till I have to get a whole new PC lol

 

[JaD]

RAM can be pretty surprising when u upgrade, i went from 512 like u up to 1.25 and havent left my room since haha

 

[Colossal Spoons]

Hahaha

 

[Colossal Spoons]

Alright, it's in. My comp is running HEAPS faster

 

[AndThePickles]

Alright, it's in. My comp is running HEAPS faster

Way to tell me how it went lol

 

[Malice]

Alright, it's in. My comp is running HEAPS faster

Sounds good then