OKAY, looks like i have a new search, to find more RAM. If i search ebay am i just searching for RAM? Thanks
----- Original Message -----
From: Ardell Faul
To: simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 11:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Simply Computers] Memory Questions
Hi. I am going to jump in here to see if I can help clarify this some;
First of all, Memory in a computer is like the blackboard the professor
uses to solve a calculation. When you first turn your computer on, it
has a little program installed in the motherboard called Basic
Input-Output System or BIOS for short. BIOS looks the hardware over to
see if there is a hard drive (where all your stuff is stored
permanently) , a video card, how much memory is installed, etc, and when
it finds everything in order, it looks for a bootable device.
This is usually the hard drive. That is where the files for Windows
are stored, so it takes those files and loads them into memory, where
they can be manipulated in real time. When Windows gets all loaded into
Memory, you will see your desktop displayed along with a mouse pointer.
When you click on something, you are executing an application or
process, which runs in memory just like the professor when he writes on
the blackboard. When you open up Internet Explorer, that process is now
also loaded into memory and it runs there where you can do all your
stuff like watch Youtube Videos, download a PDF file, or a music file,
or a video. When you save that video or tune in your itunes folder, for
instance, that goes into your Hard Drive. Now when you turn your
computer off, all the stuff that is running in memory is stashed back
into the hard drive, where it can be used again the next time you turn
the computer on. When the computer shuts down, your memory goes blank,
just like the blackboard gets erased.
If you do not have enough memory for all your processes to run, Windows
will chug along, the CPU usage will max out at 100%, and you will
experience a lot of the problems you seem to be having. Windows will
even try to solver the problem by setting up a section of the hard drive
and use it as a "Swap File" area so the active processes running will be
able to still function. But the swap file is about ten thousand times a
slow as Memory is, so it also causes long delays in getting your
application to work.
Put at least 2 Gbytes of Memory in this unit, 4 would be better, and you
will have a new machine.
Ardell Faul
Computer Monitor Service Inc.
Ardell's Laptop and PC Repair
10816 E. Mission Ave.,
Spokane Valley, Wa. 99206
ardell@icehouse.net
509-891-5188
On 9/27/2011 5:03 PM, mjett@earthlink.net wrote:
>
> Thanks Vincent, I use Avg, Have Windows Defender and use Malwarebytes
> and Crap Cleaner.Before i did the Recovery I ran all these plus
> Superantivirus.Nothing was found.I have searched until i am blue in
> the face and just don't understand about the Physical Memory. I also
> don't understand the CPU usage. What does that have to do with
> anything? I used the partition master and incressed the size of my C
> drive but that didn' help physical memory. I have empowering
> technology on Vista and it says i have about 200MB of physical Memory.
> Is that good or bad? If bad, how do i get more? My C drive properties
> said i had 43.8 of 69. something free,so i thought that was good. I
> have a little CPU/ Ram meter on the desktop a nd the RAM meter is on
> 68%, is that good or bad? The CPU meter goes from 10 to 100% depending
> on what i am doing, again, good or bad?
> Sorry for all this but i know from reading this forum everyone knows
> more than i do about computers. I have done so much searching to try
> and figure out what is going on, I am about ready to give up. Thanks
> to all of you for reading this.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Vincent Winterling
> To: simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:simplycomputers2%40yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 6:20 PM
> Subject: RE: [Simply Computers] Memory Questions
>
> Looks like you have 1gb of ram which for Vista is on the low end. You
> could
> use up to another 2 and you would see an increase in speed. That said, do
> you perform any maintenance to ensure your machine is running as well
> as it
> can?
>
> What anti-virus software do you use?
>
> Virtual memory is not anything you would need to deal with under most
> circumstances. If you're dying to know more about it, googling will
> provide
> roughly a ton of pertinent hits.
>
> Next time skip the recovery until you do the maintenance.
>
> Vincent Winterling
> Vineland, NJ
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:simplycomputers2%40yahoogroups.com>
> [mailto:simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:simplycomputers2%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of jettmollie
> Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 1:04 AM
> To: simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:simplycomputers2%40yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [Simply Computers] Memory Questions
>
> I need to know how you find out how much Physical memory you started out
> with and how do you know when its low and how do you get more? Also
> what is
> Virtual memory? My computer is running at a snails pace and im looking to
> find out why.
>
> Acer 3800
> AMD Athlon 64 processor 3800+ 2.40 GHz
> RAM 1.00GB
> Windows Vista Home
> IE 7
> I installed Firefox 6 also.
>
> I just did the recovery disc because of this problem.It has nothing that
> didn't come from the factory except all the updates. The Flash
> player,Java,and shockwave player are all updated.All drivers have been
> updated also. Thanks
>
> No virus found in this message.
> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
> Version: 2012.0.1809 / Virus Database: 2085/4522 - Release Date: 09/27/11
>
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>
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