ok here we go again have been to another pc fayre tonight & purchased some more memory(pc133) 512 mb this time . on installing it on it's own i tried all 4 slots and could only get it to register @127mb i thought the earlier post with half memory was bad enough but now it's down to quarter ! yes this geek parted with £43 for what in effect is a memory increase of 96mb , do i feel robbed or what . also picked up a 6 port usb hub (internal) and on trying to install this found i need another lead , have not seen anything like this before but it connects the hub through a plug & play thingy to the existing usb port . if all this isn't bad enough have bought a cd writer (don't yet know if it works , too scared to try ! ) and on mt return while i have been out had a post recommening not too waste money upgrading current relic , wish i'ld stayed at home instead now ! :spin: :confused: :swear:
woops i've done it again
- Thread starter bigkev
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it seems you are in need of a good upgrade, like new motherboard etc you could build a decent system for around £200 to £250 depending on, if you buy new or used stuff.
do you know someone who can build you a system? even better you can build it your self with our help.
do you know someone who can build you a system? even better you can build it your self with our help.
thanks sniper have managed to fit extra cd rom's cd writer , extra hard drives , memory (ok , unsuccesfully ) replaced floppy , formatted and installed windows so the next stage has got to be a complete build (imagine the stress i can create ) like the look of these see through towers & am really tempted to try . How difficult can it be ? ps. have had loads of fun taking other pc's to bits to try to scavenge stuff for my relic .... serious stress relief wreckovation ! it's just :swear: memory i struggle with .
have now got loads of bits stashed everywhere gathering dust
latest attempt is overclocking (from 300 mhz to , at the moment 5*100 !) :good:
have now got loads of bits stashed everywhere gathering dust
latest attempt is overclocking (from 300 mhz to , at the moment 5*100 !) :good:
Big B
HWF Godfather
It could be that your particular motherboard doesn't support that large of memory modules, and there's really nothing you can do about it. I would test it in another PC that you know supports a 512MB stick of PC133 before you give up on it completely, just in case you do have a bad stick.
:hi: thanks :good: i sort of guessed that the motherboard wouldn't support that big a memory stick because in the bios(i think) settings it's got an option for the memory that tops out at 256mb , which would explain why the 512 won't work , but the stick of 256 is still a mystery . :confused:
good news though the overclocking seems to be working it definately seems faster , :D thanks all for the advice :good:
:tricky: what sort of motherboard would you all recomend i use the pc for surfing mainly & being on a tight budget will be investing 2nd hand (mortgage , car loans etc ,)
apologies for smilies couldn't resist playing !
good news though the overclocking seems to be working it definately seems faster , :D thanks all for the advice :good:
:tricky: what sort of motherboard would you all recomend i use the pc for surfing mainly & being on a tight budget will be investing 2nd hand (mortgage , car loans etc ,)
apologies for smilies couldn't resist playing !