Ok, so recently, I got hold of an old cast off computer. I took it apart and salvaged the parts I could and the parts worth salvaging.
A main part of interest was a stick of RAM. A 1GB DDR DIMM 184 pin stick.
This was of interest because my main home computer is a Dell Dimension 2400 (This isn't the computer is use, I use a HP Pavilion DM1 Laptop). For obvious reasons I wanted to speed the Dell up because I think what it lacks most is RAM. It usually comes with 0.5GB (2x 0.25GB sticks).
When I opened up the Dell to replace one of sticks with the 1GB stick, I noticed that only one of the slots were taken up by a 0.5GB stick. This must have been because a few years ago, we had someone take a look at it because it was having a few problems. The person must have replaced both of the sticks with just the one.
I put the 1GB stick in the second slot with the 0.5 in the first and booted the computer without problems. Later, while a family member was playing a game, a few minutes into gameplay, they started to notice extreme choppiness. So I took the 1GB stick out and the problem still persists.
Does anyone have any insight into why this is happening?
Thanks in advance.
A main part of interest was a stick of RAM. A 1GB DDR DIMM 184 pin stick.
This was of interest because my main home computer is a Dell Dimension 2400 (This isn't the computer is use, I use a HP Pavilion DM1 Laptop). For obvious reasons I wanted to speed the Dell up because I think what it lacks most is RAM. It usually comes with 0.5GB (2x 0.25GB sticks).
When I opened up the Dell to replace one of sticks with the 1GB stick, I noticed that only one of the slots were taken up by a 0.5GB stick. This must have been because a few years ago, we had someone take a look at it because it was having a few problems. The person must have replaced both of the sticks with just the one.
I put the 1GB stick in the second slot with the 0.5 in the first and booted the computer without problems. Later, while a family member was playing a game, a few minutes into gameplay, they started to notice extreme choppiness. So I took the 1GB stick out and the problem still persists.
Does anyone have any insight into why this is happening?
Thanks in advance.