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To: Rampant who wrote (8270)2/11/2000 11:08:00 PM
From: mr.mark  Read Replies (1) of 110631
 
hi rampant,

thanks for coming by. sounds like you have a fun day ahead of you. i personally have no experience with multi-monitors, so we'll defer to others there. but i'll kick in some memory tips. keep in mind i didn't promise they'd be particularly esoteric <g3>, in fact, perhaps you'll find them downright elementary. any person ready for mem and multi-mons must have a trick or two up their sleeve, i figure.

that said, allow me to call attention to some obvious points (my forte, by the way).

1) i've heard it said that installing mem is the easy part. the hard part is figuring out which chips to buy and where to put them. be sure you're good to go in that department.

2) don't add more mem than your motherboard can handle. one of my puters is a dell 166. came with 32mb and is upgradeable to 64. beyond that, system performance actually deteriorates when more ram is added.

3) make sure to ground yourself by touching something metallic before picking up any of the chips. discharging static electricity can zap (ruin) a mem stick. some folks use a wrist grounding strap.

4) i hear that there are all different ways of inserting simms or dimms. some get tilted after being pushed straight down. some get tilted while they're being pushed down. just be cognizant of what you have and how it goes in. if, upon turning the pc back on, there are problems, it's often effective to go back and reseat the sticks or try them in another appropriate socket.

5) good preparation is always the key to successful upgrades.

good luck with your adventure tomorrow. come back and let us know how it all went!

[edit... the search this topic feature will turn up some good posts. we aren't organized enough here to have an archive to offer anyone. here are some multi-monitor posts siliconinvestor.com ]

:)

mark
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