To: PMS Witch who wrote (13403 ) 11/25/2000 12:57:02 PM From: mr.mark Read Replies (4) | Respond to hi pw"If you're referring to the resources measured by the resource meter, the little green 'beaker' in SysTray, adding more memory won't help" ....percentage (i don't know if that's the case with the green beaker). so if a user with 128mb ram has, say, 50% free resources showing and endeavors to increase this number, he or she might add in another 128mb and anxiously turn the system back on to witness the metered improvement. in doing so, let's say the new reading also shows 50%. before the user becomes distraught over the whole concept, let's remember that what is really displaying after adding in the extra 128mb is 50% of a larger number. originally, the 50% represented 64mb free, but after the mem upgrade the 50% represents 128mb free."Windows 98, its ancestors and prodigy, have a built-in chunk of memory devoted to special uses which cannot be expanded. When this memory fills, that's it, and your system chokes" can my system have too much memory? here i draw directly from the dell memory site:With a Pentium II, the sky is the limit as the cache is integrated into the processor. Of course, these are guidelines applicable to general users. For specialized applications, more memory may be required."support.dell.com "However, adding 128 meg for $71 should give you the satisfaction of getting a really good deal"
