To install RAM in a desktop computer, you must find out what kind of RAM your motherboard can use. To get the most out of your motherboard, get as much RAM you can fit into one slot. To find out the maximum RAM per slot, you divide the maximum supported RAM by the number of slots. Next, you remove the case/covering so you can get inside your computer. Next, touch a metal doorknob or something metal so your static electricity doesn’t harm the computer components. Next, put the RAM into the slots it fits in. This is safe because there are no other slots RAM can fit into besides the RAM slots. Next, replace the case/covering. Next, plug everything back up. Next, turn on your system and right click computer and click properties. This will show you how much RAM you have.
January 28th, 2010 on 6:17 am
@RandomDoomsday15
haha risking youre life ?
January 28th, 2010 on 10:07 am
thanks :(
February 20th, 2010 on 8:28 am
i understand how to put ram in the slots i already have, but how do i add more slots 2 put in even more ram?
February 22nd, 2010 on 4:08 pm
you get a new motherboard.
February 27th, 2010 on 3:33 pm
What do u type into amazon to but it :L
February 27th, 2010 on 10:57 pm
just search: desktop ram
unless you have a laptop. then, find a computer repair technician around you to learn more about your specific laptop.
February 28th, 2010 on 6:02 am
kk thank you how do i know which one too buy ??
February 28th, 2010 on 11:22 am
find out how many gigs you can put into each slot.
February 28th, 2010 on 1:37 pm
i currently have 2 gigs and i looked theirs only one card so can i buy another 2gigs and put it in ???
February 28th, 2010 on 5:53 pm
you can get a stick that has 2 gigs on it. lucky.
yes that would be safe.
February 28th, 2010 on 6:07 pm
ye i have 4 slots :D XD to gigs now the another two on birthday and another 2 on christmas my computer has a 1 terabyte hard drive
February 28th, 2010 on 10:52 pm
you have a really good computer as long as the processor is decent.
March 1st, 2010 on 1:49 am
Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo CPU E8500 @ 3.16GHz 3.17GHz
Good Enough ?
March 1st, 2010 on 1:52 am
And i’m palying to buy another 6gb so i will have 8gb Super quick :D
March 1st, 2010 on 5:08 pm
once you get above 4 or 5 gigs, it doesn’t really change much.
April 7th, 2010 on 9:59 pm
does best buy sell those types of ram? and if so how much does it cost :p
April 8th, 2010 on 10:44 pm
@royalknightocean yerp. now it prolly doesn’t cost that much. when i got mine it was like 30 dollars total on sale. it’s prolly about the same now when not on sale. if you can find a deal somewhere, it’ll prolly be like 20 to 25 dollars.
April 12th, 2010 on 6:29 pm
yeah i just came back to the best buy and it was 79$ cause they said its a old style so it cost more o-o….so im gonna buy it offline if i can find it ;3
April 15th, 2010 on 12:29 am
Why? are you touching your doornub?
April 15th, 2010 on 6:14 am
@raymond100100 to release any static charge. a little bit of static shock to the components of your computer can render them useless. usually it doesn’t but it can i definitely didn’t want to take the chance of breaking my computer.
May 8th, 2010 on 10:46 am
Question from a IT College Student, My Desktop already has two 512 RAM Cards for 1 Gig Operation. Can I replace the two 512 with two 1 Gig RAM Cards and still have everything work properly with better RAM Space my instructor says the motherboard can no tolerate this idea. The new cards will fit does this mean it will work or not???
May 8th, 2010 on 10:11 pm
@ZAPPSOFT if your instructor says it can’t handle it, it probably can’t. if you google the serial number of the motherboard, you can find out the maximum RAM it can hold. once you find that out, divide that number by the number of RAM slots you have. that’s how much RAM you can put into each slot. if there’s enough space per slot, go for it. i’m guessing it’s a max of 512 mB per slot so you probably can’t upgrade. depending on what you do, it may be practical to get a new computer.
May 8th, 2010 on 10:59 pm
@EliasBaase It does have 2 slots for ram, As of right now only one is being used by a 512 MB. I might be able to put another one in the slot next to it to make 1024 MB (1G) I wouldn’t think they would put two slots if it wasn’t meant to use them both at some point. What I am doing is building a new PC, Using 750 Watts, 2 TB HDD, And the works, But I am using my original Motherboard from this PC. The Ram is really the only thing I am stuck with.
May 8th, 2010 on 11:00 pm
@ZAPPSOFT Plus I don’t know a site to buy a motherboard from.
July 27th, 2010 on 11:12 pm
why dont u just touch the metal on the case which is what everyone but u does seen as how its bad that ur walking with the fabric close rubbing together so u touching the door knob doesnt do much…