Re: Upgrading from 512 MB to 1 or 2 GB RAM

In re whether one should reply at the top or at the bottom of a newsgroup
posting, I have been told to put my reply at the top if the person to whom I
am replying put his or her message at the top and at the bottom if the
person to whom I am replying put his or her message at the bottom.

Thus, even though the link you sent me to recommends bottom posting, I am
top posting here because you did.

"Barry OGrady" <god_free_jones@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Tue, 20 May 2008 17:00:03 -0400, Ben Myers
<ben_myers_spam_me_not@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

As a rule, if you are using system-intensive software such as photo or
video
editors or Adobe's graphic arts software, or keep many windows open at
once,
adding memory does wonders.

$160 sounds a little expensive for 2x1GB... Ben Myers

http://www.caliburn.nl/topposting

On Tue, 20 May 2008 19:11:27 GMT, "A Baffled User" <vze265vd@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Many thanks for these suggestions, Ben. I will do everything you suggest.
I
do use Windows One Click, ScanDisk, and Defrag on a weekly basis and
always
keep current with my antivirus DATs. I understand that the programs you
suggest are different from the ones I have been using, though.

I would have to spend over $160 on two 1 GB DIMMs, so I want to be sure,
if
I decide to do that, that I'll actually get some performance improvement
from them.

Joan

"Ben Myers" <ben_myers_spam_me_not@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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HP's web site is its typical obscure self in providing details about
the
specs
of the ze4933us. FWIW, the web sites of several memory sellers state
that
the
max is 2x512MB for a 1GB total, while others specify 2x1GB for a 2GB
total. If
you can buy 2x1GB from a company offering an unconditional guarantee,
do
so.

The specs for this memory are PC2100 non-parity. PC2700 may or may not
work. In
my experience, notebook memory controllers are a little finicky, so
best
to
stick with PC2100.

HP Chat speaks with forked tongue. There is no such thing as "memory
modules
manufactured by HP." HP does not manufacture memory and has not done
so
for a
very long time. HP buys memory made by major memory menufacturers and
puts an
HP sticker on it. So simply disregard the idea of using HP memory,
which
would
be way overpriced anyway.

Windows patches and corrections themselves do not take up a lot of main
memory,
just hard drive space. In addition to adding memory, which would be
good
to do
in any case, I would suggest running two programs to rid the system of
obsolete
registry entries (CCleaner), junk files (CCleaner again) and defragment
the
Windows registry (PageDefrag). You can find where to download these
programs
via Google. Also defragment the hard disk BEFORE running PageDefrag.

... Ben Myers

On Mon, 19 May 2008 19:39:39 GMT, "A Baffled User"
<vze265vd@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

I have a Pavilion ze4933us notebook computer running Windows Home
Edition
SP2 with only 512 MB of memory. I've had worsening performance issues
over
the past several weeks--sluggishness, programs not responding, and so
on--and would like to try adding more RAM. I have been told directly by
HP
Chat that I can go as high as 2 GB of RAM as long as the memory modules
are
not those manufactured by HP. If I use HP DIMMs, I can only upgrade to
a
maximum of 1 GB.

Has anyone done either of these two upgrades--whether with or without
HP
DIMMs? Can you comment on how much improvement you got in the
performance
of
your programs? Any advice one way or the other?

Thanks!

Joan



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