re: if i always have 30% of free RAM, do i have to expand it? Friday, July 15, 2005 at 2:38 am Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by Alan Masterman (462 messages posted) Also, to expand on the "matching" aspect - many PC's are quite tolerant of mismatched RAM, whereas most laptops are far less easygoing. Mismatched RAM in a laptop can cause Blue Screen Of Death, spontaneous reboots, and hanging (in extreme cases, a refusal even to boot). It might happen as seldom as once or twice a month - often enough so you know something is seriously wrong, and seldom enough to be virtually untraceable by normal workshop procedures. If you are running a laptop, I would strongly advise either purchasing a new 512MB stick and keeping your old one for a spare, or if you buy a second stick, match the manufacturer and model as precisely as you can. On Thursday, July 14, 2005 at 7:20 pm, Paolo wrote: >hi everyone, >i'm using a 256MB DDR RAM with windows xp professional, i was thinking of adding >some memory, but by checking my system i found out that i always have some free ram. >of course my computer is using the pagefile, what i wonder is if i put a 512MB RAM >it will speed up my system. how do you think? > >plus, if i have a 256 DDR RAM, what if i add just another 256MB to make it 512? i >know there are some problems of this kind, that's why i'm asking. >DDR+DIMM doesn't work together, so how about 2 of the same kind? and..what's the >difference between DDR and DIMM? > >thanks in advance for your help! Written in response to: if i always have 30% of free RAM, do i have to expand it? (Paolo: Thursday, July 14, 2005 at 7:20 pm) There are presently no replies to this message. All messages in this thread [show all] if i always have 30% of free RAM, do i have to expand it? (Paolo: Thu, Jul 14, 2005, 7:20 pm) re: if i always have 30% of free RAM, do i have to expand it? (Steve: Thu, Jul 14, 2005, 7:42 pm) re: if i always have 30% of free RAM, do i have to expand it? (Ricer46: Thu, Jul 14, 2005, 7:55 pm) re: if i always have 30% of free RAM, do i have to expand it? (joe: Thu, Jul 14, 2005, 8:09 pm) re: if i always have 30% of free RAM, do i have to expand it? (Ricer46: Thu, Jul 14, 2005, 10:46 pm) re: if i always have 30% of free RAM, do i have to expand it? (joe: Fri, Jul 15, 2005, 8:13 am) re: if i always have 30% of free RAM, do i have to expand it? (Steve: Thu, Jul 14, 2005, 7:51 pm) re: if i always have 30% of free RAM, do i have to expand it? (joe: Thu, Jul 14, 2005, 7:55 pm) re: if i always have 30% of free RAM, do i have to expand it? (Alan Masterman: Fri, Jul 15, 2005, 2:38 am) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum