hi, my dads pc only has 128 memory, so i wanna upgrade it for him. Im alittle confused by all the diferent products,can i buy any ram for any pc? or does it depend on the specs of the pc its going in?

also how easy is it to put in the pc?

any information that might help me would be useful

thanks

Hi m8

You need to know what type of memory is fitted to your dads system,guessing I would say it is either SDRam but could aslo be DDR memory so checking in the motherboard manufacturers manual will tell you what type you need. With regards to fitting more memory if you are happy getting inside the case it's simply a matter of slotting the memory into a spare bank,memory is keyed so you can only insert it one way thus avoiding any damage to memory or system.

hth

Smiffy

is there any way i can find out from the pc? perhaps in system - control panel? i dont know where the manual is :(

You can go to the manufacturer's website and look up by model and or serial number and they should be able to tell you exactly what type of memory it takes. Most can tell you from the serial number exactly what components it shipped with, BIOS version of the motherboard etc.

ok thanks - could sandra pro - tell me what manufacturer it is? - as its at my dads office and i dont really wanna take it apart there........

You just need to know the make n' model of your Mainboard. Sandra (http://www.sisoftware.co.uk/sandra) will defiantly tell you about it.

After that visit www.crucial.com

Here you can specify your Mainboard model and have a list of compatible memory modules. If you don't want to buy the module from crucial.... no problem, but atleast you can choose the most suitable one from the list.