Figure 1-2 shows an example of the Crucial System Scanner??™s output. While the
scanner has read the PC??™s memory accurately and provides useful information (the PC
takes DDR2 PC2-5300 memory and has two memory slots), the upgrade recommendation
is not a good choice??”a cost of $599 for a 1GB memory module that provides only
a 512MB increase (because it involves removing a 512MB module) is not worthwhile.
Figure Out Your Memory Options
From what you??™ve learned in the previous sections, figure out whether your PC can
contain more memory. Here are examples of two configurations you may run into.
Laptop PC, Two Slots, 512MB RAM in One Slot Say you have a laptop PC with
two memory slots, one of which currently contains a 512MB memory module. You
have three choices for increasing the memory:
Add 512MB to the second slot By installing a 512MB memory module in
the second slot, you get 1GB RAM. This is an inexpensive upgrade that will
improve your PC??™s performance significantly.
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Add 1GB to the second slot By installing a 1GB memory module in the
second slot, you get 1.5GB RAM. This upgrade is more expensive than the
preceding option, but you??™ll be able to run even more programs.
Switch to two 1GB modules To get the most RAM, you must remove the
512MB memory module and install a 1GB memory module in each slot.
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