Thread: geting more rams

Originally Posted by slimboyfat

i will stop posting in this thread now as it is getting dangerously near a century

why wouldn't you want that to happen?

BTW Surasak.
That rams for beer offer of yours.
Is it still open?

I just had an unexpected expenditure that will keep me broke for a while.

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

I just find it hard to believe that a PC manufacturer would make a P4 laptop which can only use a 20Gb HD. Must be BS.

I think GoW will inherit my 80Gb external HD anyway, so this is all academic.

Keep in mind that laptops were generally non-upgradeable at some point so it wouldn't be that unusual for a manufacturer to save a few pennies by simplfying the BIOS to work with only certain hardware.

Things are changing now as laptops truly become desktop replacements.

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

BTW Surasak.
That rams for beer offer of yours.
Is it still open?

I just had an unexpected expenditure that will keep me broke for a while.

You bet. I have plenty of DDR that I can bring to Thailand next month for anyone who might be along the path between Nong Khai - Chiang Mai and back.

thank you so much.

I'm sure CMN or someone reliable like Frankie can mail me some of that RAM if you have a couple of 256 (DDR 133) sticks going free. If you are spending any time in Bangkok (even if its just the Airport(s), I'll get some beers in).

I have another question...

What is the importance of the L2 cache? I only have 512k. Is it upgradeable and is it work upgrading if so?

All the questions are for my Presario 2800 that I just bought for 8,000B.

Alas, I doubt I'll have much time in Bangers this go around. Essentially I'll be landing on 3 May and taking a rental car up to NK. Have some legal matter to attend to in Korat. Then off to CM and back to NK and back to BKK on 12 May. Later in the year I'll be returning two more times (some underachiever, huh?) so maybe I can take you up on the free beer then

Is this RAM for a desktop or the laptop? I have some of both and can leave it with someone in CM.

As far as L2 cache is concerned it is not upgradeable now. Some PCs did have the ability to add cache in the past (and many older Mac models had cache slots with upgradeable cache cards) but nowadays the cache is part of the CPU and cannot be changed without changing the CPU.

To put it into simple terms: L2 cache allows the CPU to retrieve recently executed code faster than pulling it out of RAM. This speeds up certain applications (such as Photoshop) and having more can make the applications perform better...up to a point. The original P4s only had 256k of L2 cache and this was one reason why they performed worse (in many instances) than the PIII that they replaced.

Originally Posted by surasak

Is this RAM for a desktop or the laptop?

Laptop. It's got 256k at the moment, so I figured that 2 more sticks would be best for a total of 768k. That CPU-Z program seems to think that I have 3 slots.

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

That CPU-Z program seems to think that I have 3 slots.

I think you have 2.
Open the lid in bottom of the laptop and check how many slots there are, and if one is already populated.

True.

Should I beg 2 x 512 sticks off of Surasak?

Also, there's a panel in the cover (behind the screen) - Is that a wireless internet thingy? If so, how do I get it to work?

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

Originally Posted by slimboyfat

i will stop posting in this thread now as it is getting dangerously near a century

why wouldn't you want that to happen?

because you called my dog hideous

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Also, there's a panel in the cover (behind the screen) - Is that a wireless internet thingy? If so, how do I get it to work?

How could I know ?
Thought about consulting your users manual ?

Originally Posted by slimboyfat

because you called my dog hideous

i said sorry

Originally Posted by lom

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Also, there's a panel in the cover (behind the screen) - Is that a wireless internet thingy? If so, how do I get it to work?

How could I know ?
Thought about consulting your users manual ?

Nope.

^ Well, then it's prolly not important for you.

Originally Posted by surasak

You bet. I have plenty of DDR that I can bring to Thailand next month

Could you also come up to my house and put them in for me?

Did you get your Welsh rams, eventually? I must say, I'd have thought ewes may have been more appropriate.

Originally Posted by watterinja

Did you get your Welsh rams, eventually?

Nope, I'm waiting for Surasak to arrive in ChiangMai and we are going to do them together.

^

Originally Posted by surasak

the path between Nong Khai - Chiang Mai

Will you be going via Phrae ?

^
If not, I thoroughly recommend that he does.
It's a lovely place and Thetyim is a great host/guide.

^ When you coming again then ?

I'll have to look at the map again since it's been 3 years from the time I went by bus from NK to CM.

I expect to head that way the weekend of May 5-8.

I'm hoping to spend 2 days or so in/around CM so if time permits I could install the memory as well

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

True.

Should I beg 2 x 512 sticks off of Surasak?

Also, there's a panel in the cover (behind the screen) - Is that a wireless internet thingy? If so, how do I get it to work?

I had a look in my stash and all I have for laptop memory is 2x256MB PC2100/DDR266.

Wifi is usually enabled by a mini-PCI card that typically goes in a space underneath the laptop (or a PCMCIA card that fits in the side...there are also USB adapters as well).

I'm looking at the manual for the 290 and don't see what you refer.

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

True.

Should I beg 2 x 512 sticks off of Surasak?

Also, there's a panel in the cover (behind the screen) - Is that a wireless internet thingy? If so, how do I get it to work?

D'oh!

You're referring to the 2800. The cover is for Compaq's MultiPort module....it allows for either WiFi or Bluetooth (if you can find the module...there are some for sale on ebay for about $50).