RAM and XP

[Zeke]

I am running Windows 98SE with 128 ram. I want to install XP home edition,
and upgrade to 512 ram. Should I install the ram first, then XP, or the
other way around, or doesn't it matter

thx

 

[Christopher L]

Doesnt really matter.

 

[Jim Macklin]

Add the RAM first just because it will allow the new system
to load faster. Be sure to use the correct type and put it
in the slots in the order required by the motherboard.


| I am running Windows 98SE with 128 ram. I want to install
XP home edition,
| and upgrade to 512 ram. Should I install the ram first,
then XP, or the
| other way around, or doesn't it matter
|
| thx
|
|

 

[Jeffrey Kaplan]

Previously on microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics, Zeke said:

; I am running Windows 98SE with 128 ram. I want to install XP home edition,
; and upgrade to 512 ram. Should I install the ram first, then XP, or the
; other way around, or doesn't it matter

Technically, it doesn't matter. However, the installation process of
XP will run better/faster if you have the RAM in there first.

If I were you, I'd install the RAM now, while still using 98SE to make
sure that the RAM modules work, then upgrade to XP.

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[Bob Harris]

I agree with the previous reply that you should install the RAM first, and
verify that it works. However, before you do that, verify that your
motherboard can handle that much RAM. I had a Gateway from Fall 1998 with a
Pentium 450MHz and it could only handle 384 Meg of RAM. If your
PC/motherboard is newer than that, I would hope that it could handle 512
Meg, but it is always better to check these things first, instead of
debugging later.

Finally, 98 had some issues with too much RAM. Check the following MS
article for more info:

253912 (formerly Q253912)

 

[Jeffrey Kaplan]

Previously on microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics, Bob Harris said:

; Finally, 98 had some issues with too much RAM. Check the following MS
; article for more info:

Win98SE can handle up to 512M of RAM just fine. My old machine was
custom built that way, and it (still) works just fine, when I use it.

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