Worth upgrading my computer?

DoaM

Are you sure it's the correct type/spec for your motherboard?

Are you sure it was properly inserted?

poppellerant

It looks as though the memory linked to you, by EveryWhere, is the correct type. It is possible that perhaps one of the memory sticks have a fault and the only one way to find out which one it is is by plugging them in one by one until you see the problem again.

If you can't find the faulty RAM stick, use memory testing software, such as MemTest86 to test each stick separately until you find the culprit.

If you can't find any problems, the cause might just be a bit of dust in a memory slot or the memory stick isn't inserted fully or properly.

Sue_S

DoaM wrote: »

Are you sure it's the correct type/spec for your motherboard?

Are you sure it was properly inserted?

I’m pretty sure it was properly inserted because I did it wrong the first time and got a triple beep so I reinserted it.


I have no idea how to check it’s the correct type for the motherboard... Oops! I thought I was doing so well...

Sue_S

poppellerant wrote: »

It looks as though the memory linked to you, by EveryWhere, is the correct type. It is possible that perhaps one of the memory sticks have a fault and the only one way to find out which one it is is by plugging them in one by one until you see the problem again.

If you can't find the faulty RAM stick, use memory testing software, such as MemTest86 to test each stick separately until you find the culprit.

If you can't find any problems, the cause might just be a bit of dust in a memory slot or the memory stick isn't inserted fully or properly.

Ok, I’ll try these suggestions, thanks!

Sue_S

Right, I’ve tried the memory sticks and one of the new ones is faulty. As it only cost £1.50 I’m not too bothered ��

So, the pc is working beautifully, I now have 5gb of working RAM and a super speedy SSD! Thank you all for your help and for saving me a few hundred pounds ��

poppellerant

Sue_S wrote: »

Right, I’ve tried the memory sticks and one of the new ones is faulty. As it only cost £1.50 I’m not too bothered ��

So, the pc is working beautifully, I now have 5gb of working RAM and a super speedy SSD! Thank you all for your help and for saving me a few hundred pounds ��

I would let CeX know about the faulty module so they can either replace it or refund you. I agree that it's only a small sum of money, but I'd still want it resolving so you can max out your memory capacity.

motorguy

mksysb wrote: »

What a ridiculous post, of course linux is going to be slow running from a usb stick. Windows would be even slower running that way. The purpose of the live distro on usb is just to make sure that everything work, network cards, sound cards etc., and that you like the look of the desktop. When you find a distro you like and that works well with your hardware, you install it, and it will be fast.

I really dont see the point in Linux for home users.

The O/P has just proven that Win10 and an SSD works wonders even on this very old PC.

Linux had 1/2 a hope when we all ran mechanical drives, but its now dead in the water for home PCs and home Laptops with the advent of cheap SSDs for all but the die hards and IT geeks with something to prove to themselves.

EveryWhere

Sue_S wrote: »

Right, I’ve tried the memory sticks and one of the new ones is faulty. As it only cost £1.50 I’m not too bothered ��

So, the pc is working beautifully, I now have 5gb of working RAM and a super speedy SSD! Thank you all for your help and for saving me a few hundred pounds ��

Do you buy 2 x 2 GB from CEX or 3 x 2 GB? If the latter, you should have 7 GB of RAM installed.

Yes, get that faulty module swapped or at least make sure that it is the module that is faulty and not the slot itself, by putting a known good module into the slot that might be linked to the fault.

Sue_S

EveryWhere wrote: »

Do you buy 2 x 2 GB from CEX or 3 x 2 GB? If the latter, you should have 7 GB of RAM installed.

Yes, get that faulty module swapped or at least make sure that it is the module that is faulty and not the slot itself, by putting a known good module into the slot that might be linked to the fault.

They wouldn’t let me buy 3 in one purchase so I just bought 2. I’ve tested the slot and it’s fine so it’s definitely the RAM, I’ll let them know.