[Ham-Computers] Asking for help upgrading memory

[R B]

Dave,

That memory will be fine, changing/adding memory is perhaps the easiest upgrade that a home computer user can do. The only other thing you need to verify first is that you do have the available slots in your computer, its quite possible that Gateway put in 4 256MB sticks instead of 2 512MB sticks.

When you do the upgrade, try to be grounded when you handle the memory so you don't accidentally fry it with a static discharge. Keeping one hand on the metal parts of the computer (or leaning on it with a forearm) will suffice. 

Relax, its not the doom and gloom / rocket science like some would lead you to believe. The worst thing that can happen is that it won't work, its not going to fry anything.

Rich B.

----- Original Message ----
From: Dave 'Doc' Corio <dcorio at zitomedia.net>
To: ham-computers at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2007 7:43:49 PM
Subject: [Ham-Computers] Asking for help upgrading memory

    I'm planning to add 1G of memory to the 1G that is already in my 
Gateway desktop, model S-5405D
    According to Gateway, whet I need is two of the following....
    512Mb  PC5300  DDR2  667 Mhz  SDRAM

    What I found on newegg.com is

    Corsair 1Gb  (2 X 512Mb)  240 pin  DDR2  667  (PC2 5300)

    This seems to match exactly, but the number of pins on the memory I 
already have is unknown to me.

    Can anyone tell me if this is, in fact, what I'm looking for?

Tnx es 73
Dave
KB3MOW

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