- Oct 28, 2016
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I bought a PC in 2002 and still using it. It is based on the abovementioned mainboard with 2 x 1 Gb 400 Mhz SDRAM. (data sheet here: http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/boards-and-kits/desktop-boards/000006698.html)
Memory often proves low, in this case heavy swapping occurs to the hard disk and the system becomes inresponsive for minutes. I often have to kill Chromium process from a terminal window.
I have tried Linux package "zram" and even swapping in video RAM (128 MB), but none of them really helped me.
Fortunately I have a few other memory modules either from a previous update or from another, even older, now unused computer. The modules I have:
- 3 pieces of one-sided 256 MB modules (PQI, Q2 and Samsung brands). 1 of them are 400 Mhz and 2 of them is 266 Mhz.
- 2 pieces of 512 MB PQI brand 400 Mhz modules.
- 2 pieces of 1 GB 400 Mhz KingMax brand modules. These latest two are operating together right now, but in single channel mode.
Optimally and preferably I would install the two 512 MB modules, as the motherboard has 4 memory slots, so I would have 3 GB of memory in total. However if not applicable I would be glad with 2768 MB, 2512 MB or even 2256 MB of memory too.
My question is how should I try to upgrade the memory modules? Which modules can work together in any configurations? I don't mind if they operate in single channel mode, or on a lower frequency (320 Mhz, or even 266 Mhz). Data sheet says that I have to remove the AGP graphics card before the installation. Should I then install a PCI graphics card instead of while testing the different memory configurations (fortunately I have one)? System stability is also important, freezing computer is not good. What are the best practices at the memory upgrade process (listening whistle codes, using slots clocest to the CPU, clearing actual CMOS settings by CMOS reset jumper, etc)?
Memory often proves low, in this case heavy swapping occurs to the hard disk and the system becomes inresponsive for minutes. I often have to kill Chromium process from a terminal window.
I have tried Linux package "zram" and even swapping in video RAM (128 MB), but none of them really helped me.
Fortunately I have a few other memory modules either from a previous update or from another, even older, now unused computer. The modules I have:
- 3 pieces of one-sided 256 MB modules (PQI, Q2 and Samsung brands). 1 of them are 400 Mhz and 2 of them is 266 Mhz.
- 2 pieces of 512 MB PQI brand 400 Mhz modules.
- 2 pieces of 1 GB 400 Mhz KingMax brand modules. These latest two are operating together right now, but in single channel mode.
Optimally and preferably I would install the two 512 MB modules, as the motherboard has 4 memory slots, so I would have 3 GB of memory in total. However if not applicable I would be glad with 2768 MB, 2512 MB or even 2256 MB of memory too.
My question is how should I try to upgrade the memory modules? Which modules can work together in any configurations? I don't mind if they operate in single channel mode, or on a lower frequency (320 Mhz, or even 266 Mhz). Data sheet says that I have to remove the AGP graphics card before the installation. Should I then install a PCI graphics card instead of while testing the different memory configurations (fortunately I have one)? System stability is also important, freezing computer is not good. What are the best practices at the memory upgrade process (listening whistle codes, using slots clocest to the CPU, clearing actual CMOS settings by CMOS reset jumper, etc)?
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