What kind of RAM do i hav? lol

[Apocalypse137]

how do i tell wat kind of RAM i hav...

i hav a gateway notebook computer and i dont kno how to c wat kind of RAM i need ot buy to upgrade it...

[IcemanND]

go to Gateway's website and enter your serial number on the support pages and you will get a semi custom page for your system along with links to specs.

[Apocalypse137]

Thanks I also did the live chat thing. I have DDR SODIMM memory and i can only upgrade to 1gig of RAM talk abotu depressing ugh...

[IcemanND]

ouch. 1gig? what model gateway is it? I haven't seen a GW in the last 4 yeas that was stuck at 1gb.

[dirtwarrior]

Thanks I also did the live chat thing. I have DDR SODIMM memory and i can only upgrade to 1gig of RAM talk abotu depressing ugh...

1 gb should be enough for most anything that needs to be done on a computer except for heavy gaming and video editing

[Bonzai1111]

a bit late maybe but you can always use everest from lavalys.com its a software util that shows you lots of info on your hardware

[Apocalypse137]

Thanks bon that'll help.

and my laptop is a.. i dont kno its a year old and cost $1200 starting (scary to think specs on my laptop would cost around $600 now ). but im stuck at 1gig max...i woudl rly like 2 gigs just to run smoother and everyhting but w/e.

Is there any other way to speed upa laptop? I mean nothing TOO extensive and i heard overclocking is bad for laptops cuz no enough cooling (plus i dont wnat to risk it on my laptop i need this to last thru college! lol). so is ther anythign i can do to speed it up besides RAM? im getting RAM sometime this weekend.

[sylvianorth]

You're right about overclocking laptops, very bad idea.....

If you're after extra speed you could disable all the XP eye-candy and revert to the original windows theme. There's loads of info around these forums about how to squeeze some extra juice out of your machine. The extra ram will really help though and is the easiest way to improve performance. Also try to remove a few unnecessary programs that start up automatically. Basic stuff I know but every little helps.

[prx984]

1gig? ****! i wish i could upgrade to 1gig. im limited to 384mb (thats what i get for a 7 year old laptop eh? )

1gb should be enough for windows xp (im assuming thats what you have) my 384mb is enough for it to run smoothly on my PII 366. it runs a little slow, but its speedy enough for what i do.

if your having trouble on 256 - 512mb ram, im thinking ram isnt the issue, i would say you need a reload perhaps.

[mark]

Could Apocalypse137 run an nLited install on a GW?

DL

[EchoNoise]

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Edited September 29, 2022 by EchoNoise