Re: Added memory HAS made a difference

yep one of the most efficient and cheapest improvements to a system.
I have always wonder why Dell and others ships many of their systems with
256 meg.
If I know that windows XP runs better with 512 or more of memory, they know.

"MB_" <mel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:LURSe.2750$tc7.533@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Just figured I'd mention in a follow-up that going from 256 to 512 MB for
> my Dell Dim 24 HAS made a difference. No longer does the drive suddenly
> start whirling and everything slowing down.
>
> I thought the problem was due to indexing, but I'm not sure. Does indexing
> use RAM???
>
> Anyway, I might not bother disabling it at the moment.
>
> Mel
>


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