re: How much RAM to add? Monday, November 2, 2009 at 6:47 am Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by MikeB (28 messages posted) My PC operating XP SP2 with 512Mb RAM was starting to go very slowly so I thought I would try adding more RAM. Echoing what another post says, I used the Crucial web site - it was very helpful and pointed me at exactly the right memory to buy, and provided detailed installation instructions. Other sites no doubt do much the same. It turned out to be an extremely easy job and my PC is now faster than I can ever recall it being. I think that the maximum memory that XP can handle is 4.5 Gb and I added 2 Gb (2 x 1 Gb cards as I have dual core processing), giving a total of 2.5 Gb. The total cost was 60 pounds Sterling and about 30 minutes gentle effort. On Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 7:04 pm, BobC. wrote: >Hello. I have Windows XP ;service pack 2. My CPU is 2.8 ghz and the ram is listed >as 504 mb. I have an HP tower for this desktop computer. I'm guessing (novice here) >that there are slots for additional ram. If so, can I add to my existing ram without >"confusing" my system? How much would be compatible? Is it a simple do-it-yourself >plug and play type of upgrade or are there more technical considerations that I'm >usually uncomfortable with? Thanks for any advice. Bob Written in response to: How much RAM to add? (BobC.: Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 7:04 pm) Responses to this message: re: How much RAM to add? (MartinM: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 9:24 am) re: How much RAM to add? (Keith Stanier: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 10:16 am) All messages in this thread [show all] How much RAM to add? (BobC.: Sun, Nov 1, 2009, 7:04 pm) re: How much RAM to add? (Adam Bradley: Sun, Nov 1, 2009, 8:52 pm) re: How much RAM to add? (MartinM: Mon, Nov 2, 2009, 2:12 am) re: How much RAM to add? (Keith Stanier: Mon, Nov 2, 2009, 4:47 am) re: How much RAM to add? (MikeB: Mon, Nov 2, 2009, 6:47 am) re: How much RAM to add? (MartinM: Mon, Nov 2, 2009, 9:24 am) re: How much RAM to add? (Keith Stanier: Mon, Nov 2, 2009, 10:16 am) re: How much RAM to add? (MartinM: Mon, Nov 2, 2009, 10:51 am) re: How much RAM to add? (MikeB: Mon, Nov 2, 2009, 12:29 pm) re: How much RAM to add? (MartinM: Mon, Nov 2, 2009, 1:15 pm) re: How much RAM to add? (MikeB: Tue, Nov 3, 2009, 6:14 am) re: How much RAM to add? (Ricer46: Tue, Nov 3, 2009, 8:00 am) re: How much RAM to add? (BobC.: Wed, Nov 4, 2009, 7:47 pm) 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