link


and ...


link

My motherboard is numbered as D33C98.

I can only see two rack slots in there where I have a 2GB and another 2GB RAM rack.

If I get a couple of 4GB RAM racks I suppose this will mean dumping the two 2GB racks.

Yes we have I think Aussie!!

Links are a bit useless Herb.

Dont you have a handbook for the motherboard. (Even the Indians usually give you that)

Too many images all different.

What processor is it Intel i7, i5, Pentuim2 ? AMD?

I assume you are suggesting you have two slots with 2Gb Ram is each.

We need to know the processor/motherboard specs to see if it will take 2 x 4gb

What type of RAM is currently installed

Personally I would chuck it on the tip and start again

if you want to increase the size and speed of your computer then

BUY ANOTHER ONE...

simples...

Be a hit in New Zealand and some Middle East countries....

Why do New Zealanders call their sheep Artie?  Come, Artie, Come Artie.....

Super Nova wrote on Apr 5^th, 2016 at 3:34am:


I have never used the computer for any sort of 'gaming', but there are times when I'm doing several things at once with the PC - and then a notice pops up on the screen that tells me there's NOT ENOUGH MEMORY - and too bad if I'm stuck with an hour's work that I'm in the middle of and is all going to be lost because there isn't even enough MEMORY to save it to a file.

And so I have to run through CCleaner and other space-making deletions before rebooting, after which I've got to start my work all over again. Couldn't even save it to a flash drive in the USB.

I've got 2 x 2GB of RAM racks in the 2 slots available on my motherboard (D33C98) - and I've been delaying the switch over to 2 x 4GB of RAM because I'm looking for somewhere to sell the two redundant RAM racks that are installed now.

I would have it all changed over at the local computer shop, except they always say ... "Oh, you don't need that, mate. What you've got there is all you need .. etc etc".


They ALWAYS argue. They NEVER say - "Okay buddy! We'll have that fixed for you in no time. Go and have a coffee somewhere, and when you come back it will be ready for you to collect".

"Want 2 x 4GB of RAM instead of your current 2 x 2GB? NO PROBLEMO! Be back in 1/2 an hour and it'll be ready for you - and thank you for your custom, sir!".

WAAAAY too easy.

Instead, they put me through an interrogation process that hints at 'Water-boarding' if I give them any 'attitude' - until in the end I'm backing out the door, telling them ... "Yes, you're right, guys! How silly of me to want that extra something put into the PC! Pardon meeeeeee ... What would an Old Fart like me need with something like THAT?! Huh? Sorry for wasting your time!"

Jesus Christ. No wonder I get migraines.

What ever happened to "The customer is always right"?



   

Lord Herbert wrote on Apr 5^th, 2016 at 7:35am:


Are you expecting them to fetch you a pretty penny?

I was going to suggest you hard waste your computer and get a refurbished PC

GordyL wrote on Apr 5^th, 2016 at 8:45am:


It cost a pretty penny to buy these racks and have them installed. Ebay might be the answer.

GordyL wrote on Apr 5^th, 2016 at 8:45am:


$$$$$$$$$$$$

Also do you have a solid state drive as your boot?
If you want to get a few more years out of an old PC take it to a shop that will do what the bugger you tell them, and get a SSD and more RAM and your PC will fly.

God - just buy as much RAM as your motherboard will take.
It's dirt cheap - end of story.

I have 16 GBytes of RAM.

Bobby. wrote on Apr 5^th, 2016 at 7:44pm:


I'm getting the impression if he spent the money on RAM he'd have to switch from expensive cat food to no name for a month.

Lord Herbert wrote on Apr 5^th, 2016 at 8:14pm:


Just take it to a shop and tell them what you want, and get them to fire it up b4 you leave.

Anyone want to tell me what this means?

My OS (C:) has 803 GB free of 920GB.

My HP. Recovery (D:) has 1.33 GB free of 10.9 GB.

I have no idea.

Aussie wrote on Apr 5^th, 2016 at 8:52pm:


Good questions, Aussie.

***

Your OS = Operating System = Central Processor = hard disc (or hard drive) has hardly been used. Only 117GB of your usable disc capacity of 920GB has been used.

You've had a crash.

Check this out: link


Always glad to help the newbies.   

Aussie wrote on Apr 5^th, 2016 at 9:10pm:


I'll get back to you shortly, but first I've got to see a man about a dog.   

Aussie wrote on Apr 5^th, 2016 at 8:52pm:


You c drive is the only one of interest and it has a lot of free space so it is not causing any problems.

The HP recovery drive is a HP space which can be used to restory your system to its original new set up if the system fails. You lose everything added on the o/s drive.

Dnarever wrote on Apr 5^th, 2016 at 10:18pm:


Excellent point.

Lord Herbert wrote on Apr 6^th, 2016 at 4:55am:


It's a cheep one. The quite ones cost more.

Lord Herbert wrote on Apr 6^th, 2016 at 6:38am:


You need a solid PC frame. Need quality low noise fans. Need to put PC on a piece of carpet or mat.

Need to wear headphones and play geek music.... or use a white noise site. 

The fellow at the computer shop wanted to know if my RAM system is DDR3 or DDR2.

Unfortunately it's DDR2 - which he said was horrendously expensive if I wanted him to fit in 2 x 4GB racks.

He said DDR3 is WAY cheaper.

So that's that.

Goodbye Charlie.

Vic wrote on Apr 17^th, 2016 at 11:40am:


Thanks for that, BigFella - but for now it's academic. A couple of hours ago my computer crashed and I couldn't get it going again. I'm using by back-up PC now.

I have been having a few issues with my computer. But, increasing the RAM only helped somewhat. I should have gone from 8GB of RAM to 16, not 12. But, that would have delayed the inevitable. The computer has been running okay. But, slower than I am accustomed. Pages either crash or freeze for a minute.

Download CPU-Z from www.cpuid.com  it is FREE

Install it and run it and it will tell you what your motherboard is, what your cpu is, what your memory is, etc

Then go to Google and enter your motherboard type and look for something like manual or memory etc and you will find the info you require.

Take particular note of the memory type eg here it is DDR4.


Motherboard details



Memory type

UnSubRocky wrote on Aug 17^th, 2019 at 3:14am:


that is rare. How much spare space is on it?
tried degragging it?

https://www.ccleaner.com/defraggler

or cleaning up the registry?

Rocky,

Your machine is not getting too hot by any chance ? Ventilation blocked by fluff etc ?


Windows 10 needs grunt in the motherboard and in the CPU and lots of memory.

How old is your motherboard and how slow is your CPU and how much memory have you got ?

It is easy to replace your motherboard and CPU and memory.

You can buy all this stuff from Ebay. Get the fastest of everything that you can afford.

Just make sure you get the correct size motherboard otherwise you might have trouble fitting it into your case.

And make sure the new CPU and new memory are compatible with the new motherboard.

And while you are at it get a solid state C drive as these are nice and quick.


To switch over make a Windows 10 backup and this can then be reloaded. Also make a Windows 10 boot disk.

Microsoft will then complain you are running on new hardware and you have to tell Microsoft you have upgraded your hardware.

Sprintcyclist wrote on Aug 17^th, 2019 at 5:20am:


I did that the other night. Seemed to eat up space. I went from having 20Gb of space to 18Gb of space in the time that I did a full defrag.

juliar wrote on Aug 19^th, 2019 at 7:58am:


Something happened last night. After doing a disk clean up, I had about 10Gb of rubbish on my computer. Took 10 minutes to delete off the system. Now the computer is running more smoothly. Had some issues last night. But, the computer is going fine.

Having to delete computer programs off my computer that I have recently installed in the last 2 weeks. I am going to have to admit that even in the last 20 years, I am somewhat incomputerate for someone with this much computing experience.

Or, get yourself a Chromebook.

No viruses, and ten times (at least) faster than Windows.

juliar wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2019 at 2:33pm: