I was just taking on some precaution here. Since he was talking about an old machine there's a possibility that he could run into this problem. -----Original Message----- From: speakup-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of John Heim Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 4:42 PM To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. Subject: Re: about the latest ubuntu I haven't seen a machine that required matching memory sticks in years. I have mixed and matched them in many different machines over the past several years. I can't say there doesn't still exist machines that require matching sticks. But I don't think that is common. In fact, right before I sat down to read my email, I took apart a Dell 4100 and it had a 256 Mb stick and a 128 Mb stick and it recognized both for what they were. We're sending this old beast off to be junked and it's a 1 Ghz machine. That is why I think you can get RAM for a machine like that for next to nothing. Nobody wants old machines like that any more and you could easily salvage the RAM. But if anyone takes my advice about upgrading RAM by going to a used computer store, it probably wouldn't hurt to pull the existing stick out and take it with you. ----- Original Message ----- From: <talmage@xxxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 10:16 AM Subject: RE: about the latest ubuntu > That's not necessarily true. > It's system dependent. > Factors include Bios and motherboard. > To find out what, and how to add memory, the best source is your > computer, or motherboard's, manual. > > At 10:25 AM 4/4/2007, you wrote: >>If your going to upgrade memory sticks you need to make sure they're all >>the >>same value, (IE. 256 = 2 128 modules or 1 256 module), if you mix >>different >>size modules you'll end up with the higher sized memory running at the >>lowest size in your machine. So, if your running a 256 module and add a >>128 >>module you'll still only be running 256 total instead of 384mb. HTH > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup at braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
