Introduction
Get the entire book!Building your own computer can be a very rewarding experience. In addition to saving money, it allows you to get exactly the components that you want. In this book I will guide you...
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Get the entire book!The motherboard is the backbone that ties your computer system together. Which mother board you pick will dictate what processor and ram you purchase. There are many different...
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Get the entire book!There are two types of memory that you can choose from.DDR DDR2 DDR is the older, and less expensive type of RAM. DDR2 is newer, and considerably faster than DDR. DDR is very...
View ArticleChapter 4: Installing the System Memory
Get the entire book!In this article I will show you how to install the system memory. Both DDR and DDR2 memory types are covered.Technology: RAM
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Get the entire book!Chapter HighlightsTypes of RAMInstalling RAMNow we will install the system memory. When you choose how much memory to buy for your new computer you bought one or more SIMM chips....
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Get the entire book!Most RAM that you will buy for desktop systems these days is of the SIMM type. SIMM stands for Single Inline Memory Module. They are small rectangular cards that can be inserted...
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Get the entire book!Next we will install the RAM into the motherboard. Most motherboards will contain either two or eight SIMM slots. Figure 4-5 shows a motherboard with four DDR2 slots.Figure 4-4: The...
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Get the entire book!In this chatper you saw how to install system memory into the computer. You saw that there were two types of system memory that are commonly used. DDR is the older standard. DDR2 is...
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