Computer memory?

My computer says I don't have anymore.
I'm legally retarded when it comes to hardware, so..

-How do I get more?
- How much is it in general?
- Etc, etc etc.
I'm runnning some piece of crap HP a000

My System:
Microsoft Windows XP
Home Edition
Version 2002
Service Pack 2

Hewlett-Packard
Pavilion
Intel(R)
Celeron(R) CPU 2.70 GHz
2.69 GHz, 248 MB of RAM.

Only 248 MB of RAM?

Get a new computer.

Thats what I figured. =p

You could by ram sticks at your local walmart

chowchig wrote:

You could by ram sticks at your local walmart

IMO, it'd be easier to buy a new computer.

Get Win7 if you can.

chowchig wrote:

You could by ram sticks at your local walmart

Option 1 ($60 - $100):
Get a external Hard Drive... I suggest a TerraByte Drive (1000 GB's)...

Option 2 ($300 - $400):
Upgrade your computer... Well you would pay more this way than option 3... (Which still wouldn't be as good as a new one...)

Option 3 ($400 - $900):
Get a new computer... (Cheaper than upgrading you own...)

You can pick any option above or a combination...
(The Prices above are my estimates on prices...)

Eternal Darkness wrote:

Option 1 ($60 - $100):
Get a external Hard Drive... I suggest a TerraByte Drive (1000 GB's)...

Option 2 ($300 - $400):
Upgrade your computer... Well you would pay more this way than option 3... (Which still wouldn't be as good as a new one...)

Option 3 ($400 - $900):
Get a new computer... (Cheaper than upgrading you own...)

You can pick any option above or a combination...
(The Prices above are my estimates on prices...)

We're supposed to be getting anew laptop soon, how much memory should be looking for in a a laptop?

Eternal Darkness wrote:

Option 1 ($60 - $100):
Get a external Hard Drive... I suggest a TerraByte Drive (1000 GB's)...

Option 2 ($300 - $400):
Upgrade your computer... Well you would pay more this way than option 3... (Which still wouldn't be as good as a new one...)

Option 3 ($400 - $900):
Get a new computer... (Cheaper than upgrading you own...)

You can pick any option above or a combination...
(The Prices above are my estimates on prices...)

She needs more RAM, not hard drive space.

I am assuming that your laptop takes DDR RAM since it is so old. You could probably pick up a gig or 2 for about $40-60.

Thomas wrote:

She needs more RAM, not hard drive space.

I am assuming that your laptop takes DDR RAM since it is so old. You could probably pick up a gig or 2 for about $40-60.

right now im running on a desktop.
lol..ddr ram.
Ill look into that though.

Storms wrote:

right now im running on a desktop.
lol..ddr ram.
Ill look into that though.

When did you buy it?

Storms wrote:

We're supposed to be getting anew laptop soon, how much memory should be looking for in a a laptop?

Laptop memory can have up to a terabyte (Very expensive) and as low as 100 GB Extremely cheap...

Thomas wrote:

She needs more RAM, not hard drive space.

I am assuming that your laptop takes DDR RAM since it is so old. You could probably pick up a gig or 2 for about $40-60.

No. Topic title "Computer Memory?" as in Hard Drive Space...

Eternal Darkness wrote:

Laptop memory can have up to a terabyte (Very expensive) and as low as 100 GB Extremely cheap...



No. Topic title "Computer Memory?" as in Hard Drive Space...

Memory is a term that is generally used for RAM. And if you read the post she posted nothing about her hard drive capacity, but she did post that she had 256Mb of RAM which is extremely low. Next time use context clues.

At least he didn't ask where to get it for free...

Buying a new computer is recommended, however seeing as how you seemingly JUST ran out of memory, you're probably better off cleaning up your startup list. Google a tutorial, disable as much shit as you can that you don't need (99% of it).
e.g. Java, iTunes Helper, iPod Helper, Google Helper, etc. can all be disabled

Thomas wrote:

Memory is a term that is generally used for RAM. And if you read the post she posted nothing about her hard drive capacity, but she did post that she had 256Mb of RAM which is extremely low. Next time use context clues.

"My computer says I don't have anymore. " Ram doesn't decrease in memory, so it seemed like it was obvious (HardDrive)...

I did use context clues.


Ram on a laptop is about 2GB's anyway...
Moving Files and deleting temporary files will boost the speed of the computer in the mean time...

Eternal Darkness wrote:

"My computer says I don't have anymore. " Ram doesn't decrease in memory, so it seemed like it was obvious (HardDrive)...

I did use context clues.


Ram on a laptop is about 2GB's anyway...
Moving Files and deleting temporary files will boost the speed of the computer in the mean time...

Meaning that she has too many startup services and it is taking up all her ram.

Thomas wrote:

Meaning that she has too many startup services and it is taking up all her ram.

How to Remove Programs From Startup on Windows XP | eHow.com

Not a problem anymore...