mickwitt Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 hey all i have an old office pc, that has an sis chipset that doesnt support the res i want for my monitor in windows xp, so im jumping to a linux based os. any advise which to go for i.e mint ubuntu? and also how would i go about finding all the rite drivers as i dont have any disks of specs for it. one last thing, is it possible to increase the ram of an ex office pc? its 3.05 ghz but only 516 ram. Quote
KenB Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 I don't know too much re. Linux - others will probably offer advice on this. Regarding additional RAM. It all depends how much the motherboard will support - they are all different. If it is a really old board you may be at the limit with 512Mb If you can let us know the make and model number of the m/board we may be able find the specs for you. Or - the make and model number of the PC. You could try the scanner from Crucial. click here Quote There is an email going around offering processed pork - gelatin - and salt in a can ......this is simply SPAM !! MiniToolBoxNetwork TestWireless Test
mickwitt Posted January 24, 2012 Author Posted January 24, 2012 the motherboard is a nec (asus p5s800-vm) it also has abuilt in sis chip set (which doesnt support high res vga conection) i think it needs ddr pc2700 but where is the best place to get them. this is probably now off topic. have installed ubuntu 11.10 havent had chance to use it yet but did notice the 1366x768 support so happy days. Quote
KenB Posted January 24, 2012 Posted January 24, 2012 Hi This is from the Asus site: http://www.asus.com/999/html/events/mb/socket775/p5s800-vm/overview.htm# It doesn't indicate the max RAM that the board will support. I did find a site that suggested that it supported up to 2GB. Run the Crucial scan to see if this is confirmed. Crucial suggest these are compatible: http://www.crucial.com/uk/upgrade/ASUS-memory/ASUS+Motherboards/P5S800-VM-upgrades.html Quote There is an email going around offering processed pork - gelatin - and salt in a can ......this is simply SPAM !! MiniToolBoxNetwork TestWireless Test
mickwitt Posted January 24, 2012 Author Posted January 24, 2012 bit of a dummy question now, so will i need two 1gb sticks? or can i just get one 1gb and keep one of the old 256mb ones? Quote
KenB Posted January 24, 2012 Posted January 24, 2012 Either. Your machine will run with just one 1GB Module if you wish. I would be inclined to buy 2 x 512 MB if you want to add 1 GB (you would not notice too much difference with 1.25 GB) Quote There is an email going around offering processed pork - gelatin - and salt in a can ......this is simply SPAM !! MiniToolBoxNetwork TestWireless Test
mickwitt Posted January 27, 2012 Author Posted January 27, 2012 just a quick update, upgraded to 1gb of ram and it seems to be running alot quicker, ill keep an eye open for another 1gb at a decent price and we will be cooking, so far liking the look of ubuntu 11.10, takes a bit getting used to but internet browsing seems very good, thanks for everyones help. Quote
KenB Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 thanks for everyones help. You are very welcome :) When you get into Ubuntu maybe you could advise others here ?? Quote There is an email going around offering processed pork - gelatin - and salt in a can ......this is simply SPAM !! MiniToolBoxNetwork TestWireless Test
mickwitt Posted January 27, 2012 Author Posted January 27, 2012 sorry that should have really read thank you KenB. yeah course i will, ill have a good look at it over the weekend, and see if i can get my head around the changes Quote
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