I agree with Ray and Packard-Bell is another one that is proprietary. All hardware is hard-wired to the mother board. If a modem or video card goes bad, the entire mother board has to be replaced. SgtGeorge At 07:09 AM 03/15/2001, Raymond L. Fournier wrote: *********START OF ORIGINAL MESSAGE TEXT********* >Walt it really is time to be replacing your machine. Need to get something >that is less restrictive. Stay away from Compaq and HP. They are making >there machines more and more proprietary. This is what got Apple or Mac in >trouble in the first place. > >Ray Fournier > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "walterboswell1" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 6:51 AM >Subject: Re: [CFTW] Crashes > > > > Hi, Harvey and Others-- > > > > Sorry I am so late in responding to questions concerning adding memory > to >my > > Compaq 4508. There have been a lot of thunderstorms around here. But > this >is what > > I found on my machine from a Compaq technician: > > > > "The system board includes 16-MB of SDRAM soldered down on the system >board and > > one DIMM gold contact socket for memory expansion. This socket may be >populated > > with 4-, 8-, 16-, or 32-MB industry standard DIMMs only. Memory may be >upgraded > > with one DIMM. Up to 32 MB may be added to the base configuration by >installing > > one 32-MB DIMMs, increasing the maximum system memory to 48 MB. Either >parity or > > nonparity DIMMs may be used, but parity checking will not be enabled by >the memory > > controller. DIMMs with gold contacts are required to prevent long-term >problems. > > If gold contacts are not used, system integrity will be jeopardized." > > > > walt > > [email protected] > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Harvey Nimmo" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 1:37 PM > > Subject: AW: [CFTW] Crashes > > > > > > > Walt, > > > > > > The DIMM slots are what we're looking for! The fact that it is > called >slot > > > 1 suggests there may be more! If so, you can add memory in the > others > > > without having to ditch the 32MB. If not, you could probably replace >the > > > 32MB with say 64MB or even 128MB. > > > > > > But before thinking of spending money you could increase your > Swapfile > > > memory, say, to 96MB. To do that, click with the right mouse button > > > on the Desktop Explorer symbol and choose 'properties'. In the >properties > > > window select the rightmost register ('characteristics'?... >sorry...don't > > > know what the English term is, my Windows is German). Select the > button >at > > > the bottom right 'Virtual memory' and set the user settings of swap >memory, > > > both minimum and maximum, to the same value, say 96MB (if there is >enough > > > memory available on your fixed disk). You will have to reboot your >machine, > > > I think, to let the new settings take effect. > > > > > > See if that helps. > > > > > > Harvey > > > > > > >Hi, Harvey-- > > > > > > > >I don't know much about these things. I know my computer came with > > > >16 MG of memory > > > >and I added another 32 MG. This is what "diagnostics" has to say > > > >about the memory: > > > > > > > >System Board . . . . . . . . . . 16 Megabytes > > > > DIMM Slot 1 (Unknown) . . . . 32 Megabytes > > > >Total Compaq Memory . . . . . . 48 Megabytes > > > > > > > >Total Physical Windows Memory . 48584 Kbytes > > > >Total Swapfile Memory . . . . . 48584 Kbytes > > > > > > > >Does that tell you anything? > > > > > > > >walt > > > >[email protected] > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > >From: "Harvey Nimmo" <[email protected]> > > > >To: <[email protected]> > > > >Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 11:14 AM > > > >Subject: AW: [CFTW] Crashes > > > > > > > > > > > >> Hello again Walt, > > > >> > > > >> I tend to think that buying a new computer is like > capitulation...it >is > > > >> really a last resort! I'm a bit surprised that 48MB is the limit > on >your > > > >> machine. I had 32MB originally and would have said that 32MB is > not > > > >> enough...not sure what to expect from 48MB. If you have 3 slots > > > >with a 16MB > > > >> card in each then it should be possible to replace one or more > > > >of them with > > > >> a 64MB card. (Nowadays one can buy a single card with 64MB, > > > >depends on the > > > >> type of RAM your machine can handle). How many slots does your >machine > > > >> have? > > > >> > > > >> Harvey > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> >-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > > > >> >Von: walterboswell1 [mailto:[email protected]] > > > >> >Gesendet: Mittwoch, 14. März 2001 10:09 > > > >> >An: [email protected] > > > >> >Betreff: Re: [CFTW] Crashes > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> >Hi, Harvey-- > > > >> > > > > >> >Thanks a lot for writing, Harvey. My computer came with 16MB of > > > >memory, I > > > >> >installed an additional 32MB. That gave me a total of 48 MB, the >maximum > > > >> >amount I > > > >> >can get out of this machine without some extensive alterations, >which I > > > >> >don't > > > >> >fully understand. At any rate, I was told that any major changes > in >my > > > >> >computer > > > >> >would cost more than the computer is worth; that it would be a > > > >lot cheaper > > > >> >in the > > > >> >long run to just buy a new machine. Considering the rapid >innovations in > > > >> >these > > > >> >things, that makes sense to me. What do you think? > > > >> > > > > >> >At any rate, thanks for writing and I appreciate your help very >much. > > > >> > > > > >> >walt > > > >> >[email protected] > > > >> >----- Original Message ----- > > > >> >From: "Harvey Nimmo" <[email protected]> > > > >> >To: <[email protected]> > > > >> >Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 1:37 PM > > > >> >Subject: AW: [CFTW] Crashes > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > Dear Walter, > > > >> > > > > > >> > > Perhaps you should consider adding RAM to your PC to improve > its > > > >> >stability. > > > >> > > Win95 seems to be a bit untidy with its memory management so > > > >that if you > > > >> > > have only say, 32MB, conflicts may occur which could lead to > > > >crashes. I > > > >> > > manage fine with 96MB. 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