You've got to understand that your Harddrive is where your files and programs are stored. RAM is the little memory in the slots, and they have nothing to do with how much space you have to store stuff. I assume you mean you're running out of space to store files, and thus you need either a new, bigger harddrive or just to add one on. You can buy like an 80gig harddrive for $50 and just add it, so you'll have your old drive with all your stuff and a new one to put new stuff on.
Memory gets erased every time you shut off or reset your computer. The only thing you would lose is information that has not been saved to your hard drive.
Virtual memory is actual hard drive space that the computer sets aside and uses if you don't have enough physical memory. The less physical memory you have the more the computer will have to access the hard drive in order to perform larger tasks.
Virtual memory is actual hard drive space that the computer sets aside and uses if you don't have enough physical memory. The less physical memory you have the more the computer will have to access the hard drive in order to perform larger tasks.
It's not dual-channel then if you started with one stick. Since it's an old motheboard though it might not support bigger than 256MB sticks. 512 could be the max memory supported by that motherboard. Try to find the model # or something on the motherboard itself.
With that you can look up the specs of the motherboard.
Yeah its a shot in the dark for us really. Because there is the old school sdram PC100 and PC133 and then the newer DDR stuff like PC2100, 2700, and so on. Then there is the newest stuff. Thats why I say to punch the model # in on the manufacturers website. Or post the make and model and we can look it up
The Crucial site will give you some specs/info on your Pavillion 524. You can shop around after deciding what you want.
http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=Pavilion+524w
http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=Pavilion+524w
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/...941&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=296667&lang=en
Its showing it will hold up to 2 Gig of PC2100.
EDIT most of the higher PCxxxx will clock themselves down to what your motherboard needs.
Its showing it will hold up to 2 Gig of PC2100.
EDIT most of the higher PCxxxx will clock themselves down to what your motherboard needs.