Not Enough Memory - And How To Get More!

First, what is RAM anyway?

What RAM (Memory) Looks Like

RAM physically looks like a 4 inch circuit board with tightly packed microchips. These RAM "sticks" easily snap into your motherboard making upgrades really easy!

What RAM (Memory) Does
RAM (or Random Access Memory) is temporary storage for executable program code (your programs like Microsoft Word). When the processor becomes free and is ready to process more program code (MS Word for Example) it looks to RAM and basically says "give me something to process". The RAM then "feeds" the processor as much information as the processor can take.

When you have enough RAM...

* The more RAM your computer has the more programs your computer can run at the same time without experiencing drastic slow downs
* More RAM also means you'll be hearing a lot less of that annoying hard drive crunching noise!
* Your computers startup time and post startup time is drastically reduced

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Below are some symptoms of not having enough RAM:

* slow program execution
* almost non-stop hard drive activity
* seeing lots of the hour glass
* horrible startup times

How much RAM do you need for your PC? Well obviously more is better, but here are minimum requirements I give my clients:

* Windows XP - 512 Megabytes minimum
* Windows Vista - 2 Gigabytes minimum

Here's how to find out how much RAM your PC has:

1. Right-Click "My Computer" in XP or "Computer" in Vista
2. Click Properties
3. You can see your RAM value in this windows either in GB or MB

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