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Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 5:19 pm
by WSGrundy
I know someone who has 256MB of RAM and they want to upgrade it. Just go to a GB or something like that for cheap. With Dimm,Simm, DDR,DDR2,DDR3 how can I find out what their motherboard uses without seeing it myself?

Is there something in XP that will tell you that info and is easy for PC illiterate people to use? I could tell them to open up the PC and tell me if the RAM has a sticker on it giving its info but I doubt they could find the RAM when they opened it.

Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 6:01 pm
by TheCatt
Usually you can tell from the processor information, since certainly technologies go with certain CPUs.

I have used the Crucial system analyzer before with good results.

Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 9:54 pm
by TPRJones
Any chance of identifying the specific mobo or system model? I've always just gone right to the documentation for that sort of thing.