what to do with my system.....

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tha1oco

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I have a P4 2.4GHz 512MB 80G system, i'm considering to upgrade to 1G MB though where do i place the additional 512MB board?

As far as i'm aware i'm using an ASROCK motherboard.

Also i'm almost out of Gigs so am looking for a 160drive, would i benefit from an internal or external drive?

I have the 'ghost software' and am i right in thinking i can transfer my entire drive (80G) onto the new drive (160G) and then delete the unnecessary from the original drive (80G) and start a new (delete to make space), as i may use the 160 as storage.. will my work be saved and retrieveable on demand without loosing anything?

Finally if i wanted to up the performance of my system what hardware would i be best to purchase... etc ?

Thanks for any and all adivce....


mason
 
since hard drives are not my area, and this is the memory forum, i'm only going to address one of those questions :p

the 512mb of ram you have now.. do you have 1 stick or two? is the motherboard dual channel, or single?
 
I'm unsure on the slot configuration though the memory is 1X 512MB board, i shall endevour to find out all i know on this motherboard, so far i only know it is a PE Pro, and the memeory is 512 DDR 2100...


I shall post again when i have more info.. if yourequire..

Thanks
 
Ok the 1x512MB BOARD is in slot DDR1 and i have a spare slot DDR2 ...

If a bought another 512MB board can i just slip it into the slot and boot up without having to do anything & have the system automatically configure it?

Also would i be best with 2x512MB boards or 1x1G board?

I take it from reading previous posts upgrading to a 2G+ system would be better.. would i be correct in stating this? as i know memory is vital when opening alot of applications and/or alot of software.. though thats down to processing of the cpu and not memory right?

Thanks for your help in this matter


Mason
 
Thanks for the info... i'll try to get a decent board and se from there cost wise etc...

As you haven't mentioned the installation side, i take it i just insert it into ddr2 slot and then boot up....??

Again Thanks


Mason
 
Hey sorry again, when i look for the 512 DDR (what value should i look for .. a 2100) which i already have or higher?

Cheers

Mason
 
oh, i missed that you have a ddr slot and a ddr2 slot. it's probably not possible to use both at once is it? (unless by ddr2 you simply mean the second ddr slot)
 
Yeah i think its slot 1 and slot 2.

Would i need to congifure anything or will the system pick it up automatically?

I'm lead to believe i will need to purchase a pc2100 board, am i right in thinking that if i get a higher pc the system will only run it at the 2100 speed.. seen as thats what i'm running at the moment? Will i get anyother degradation due to this?

Again thanks..


Mason
 
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