 Ram Requirements, Min amount of ram you would run 2000 on |
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 Apr 3 2008, 07:50 PM
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Neighbor has an aging computer (Dimension 8200) used for basic web browsing email and a few windows only programs. Specs, Windows ME (Having lots of issues) P4 2.0 GHZ 128 MB RIMM (rhombus inline memory module very very expensive to upgrade) 40 Gig HD So the question is with so little ram (128) would 2000 Pro be an option? or should I just reformat with ME (shudder) thanks |
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Apr 3 2008, 08:46 PM
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 Computer Masochist Group: Moderator Posts: 8,866 Joined: 27-January 07 From: Cleveland, Ohio Member No.: 108,618 |
From Microsoft: 64mb. So I would say 128 min
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304297 -------------------- Mark
 why won't my laptop work? Having grandkids is God's way of giving you a 2nd chance because you were too busy working your butt off the 1st time around Avatar by Handplane |
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Apr 3 2008, 08:48 PM
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arachibutyrophobia Group: BC Advisor Posts: 4,914 Joined: 4-March 05 From: Northern CA. Member No.: 13,532 |
Windows 2000 only requires 64MB of RAM but would run very slow even with 128MB of RAM, that computer uses RDRAM which is extremely expensive, about $265.00 for a 512MB module.
This post has been edited by dc3: Apr 3 2008, 10:06 PM -------------------- Lord, may we please have a little more chlorine in the gene pool?
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Apr 3 2008, 09:45 PM
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 Visiting Alien Group: Members Posts: 4,985 Joined: 20-May 07 From: millenium falcon and rockytop Member No.: 131,963 |
http://www.4allmemory.com/index.cfm?fuseac...memory_id=77121
this is one time i would reccomend checking ebay for recycled memory you have to use matched sticks This post has been edited by DaChew: Apr 3 2008, 09:45 PM -------------------- Chewy
life is like a box of chocolates and stupid is as stupid does but you can always run |
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Apr 4 2008, 07:51 AM
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Computer Masochist Group: Moderator Posts: 8,866 Joined: 27-January 07 From: Cleveland, Ohio Member No.: 108,618 |
Is it matched sets or all of the slots have to be filled?. I seem to remember a special blank that had to be used if a slot was empty
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why won't my laptop work? Having grandkids is God's way of giving you a 2nd chance because you were too busy working your butt off the 1st time around Avatar by Handplane |
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Apr 4 2008, 08:32 AM
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Visiting Alien Group: Members Posts: 4,985 Joined: 20-May 07 From: millenium falcon and rockytop Member No.: 131,963 |
http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.asp...400MHz%20FSB%29
QUOTE Slots: 4 (2 banks of 2) Installed in pairs of modules. Seems like i remember those "filler" pieces also for empty pairs of slots? Might be a balancer like you use when you only have one cpu in a server board? wow 2 gigs of memory for only 1100$ This post has been edited by DaChew: Apr 4 2008, 08:32 AM -------------------- Chewy
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Apr 4 2008, 09:17 AM
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 Multi Megaton Malware Munition Group: HJT Team Posts: 5,008 Joined: 17-January 08 From: Northfield, Ohio Member No.: 184,215 |
Yes, RIMMS use a "blank" in slots where no ram exists. That said, if the user is installing new ram, he/she would be removing them.
Don't waste your money on the ram. Get a new machine if you are in this position and want an upgrade. BE CAREFUL GETTING RECYCLED RAM! RIMMs are tricky, and are rated based on latency in nano seconds. If the latency is too high, your motherboard will reject the ram. Also, finding out the latency of the ram and the requirement of the motherboard is difficult if not impossible when getting used RIMMs. For more information, please see the following article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RDRAM Billy3 -------------------- The forum is always a busy place. In the event I fail to reply within twenty-four hours, feel free to send me a PM.
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Apr 4 2008, 10:03 AM
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Visiting Alien Group: Members Posts: 4,985 Joined: 20-May 07 From: millenium falcon and rockytop Member No.: 131,963 |
http://search.ebay.com/Dimension-8200-memo...eZ0QQsofocusZbs
I have seen posters with the same issue have excellent results with ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/Dell-Dimension-8200-81...1QQcmdZViewItem 30$ shipped in the usa is not a bad gamble This post has been edited by DaChew: Apr 4 2008, 10:06 AM -------------------- Chewy
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Apr 5 2008, 01:03 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 27 Joined: 3-May 07 Member No.: 128,688 |
Thanks for all the helpful feed back, i ended up buying a pair of 128 MB for ~35 with guarantee if it doesn't work in my Dimension 8200 refund -S/H ($6) Figured it was worth a shot.
The Neighbor can't justify a new computer right now, considering they use if for genealogy, Word processing, and Email. Its just their genealogy program is unstable on ME. |
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Apr 5 2008, 01:53 PM
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Visiting Alien Group: Members Posts: 4,985 Joined: 20-May 07 From: millenium falcon and rockytop Member No.: 131,963 |
Don't connect W2k to the internet till you have fully updated it
W2KSP4_EN.EXE (sp4) Windows2000-KB891861-v2-x86-ENU.EXE Windows2000-KB943055-x86-ENU.EXE make sure it's behind a good firewall even then I stopped at IE 5.5sp2 and dx 8.1 -------------------- Chewy
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Apr 5 2008, 09:12 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 27 Joined: 3-May 07 Member No.: 128,688 |
Considering XP with 384 Meg of Ram... for future compatibility.
What do you think? |
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Apr 5 2008, 11:04 PM
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arachibutyrophobia Group: BC Advisor Posts: 4,914 Joined: 4-March 05 From: Northern CA. Member No.: 13,532 |
XP will run on that amount of RAM, but most will agree that it really doesn't perform well with less that 512MB of RAM.
You might consider Ubuntu This post has been edited by garmanma: Apr 6 2008, 07:44 AM -------------------- Lord, may we please have a little more chlorine in the gene pool?
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Apr 6 2008, 07:43 AM
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Computer Masochist Group: Moderator Posts: 8,866 Joined: 27-January 07 From: Cleveland, Ohio Member No.: 108,618 |
Like dc3 said, most will say 512. If that's all they using it for and they minimize startup applications and keep it pretty lean, they might get by
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why won't my laptop work? Having grandkids is God's way of giving you a 2nd chance because you were too busy working your butt off the 1st time around Avatar by Handplane |
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Apr 6 2008, 08:00 AM
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Visiting Alien Group: Members Posts: 4,985 Joined: 20-May 07 From: millenium falcon and rockytop Member No.: 131,963 |
What video card it's running will be critical, I found that xp does not do well with 16 megs or less of video memory, the lamer onboard chipsets that only share 8 megs were a disaster. You have to be extreme with your power user tweaks then.
Browsing and email are fine but what about antivirus and firewall? -------------------- Chewy
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Apr 15 2008, 10:27 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 27 Joined: 3-May 07 Member No.: 128,688 |
actually has a dedicated NVIDIA Geforrce2 MX 32 MB card.
the seller shipped me ECC RIMM, had to ship back to him for non ECC ram. he shipped that today, hopefully it will work with out issue. This post has been edited by kd7jit: Apr 15 2008, 11:21 PM |
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