Computer Memory

Memory are devices on your computer that store data on computer. Every computer comes with some physical memory.The memory determines the size and number of programs that can be run and also the amount of data that can be processed. Memory is normally referred to as the RAM which is short for Random Access Memory. When opening up a program the interface and functions are loaded into RAM. This is done so the next time you visit that site or the program want have to go throught the whole process of gather information it just goes to your memory and load it up. The memory is a very important part of the computers and the way it operates.

How to check Memory on Computer?

There are alot of ways you can check how much memory is on your computer. One of the common ways is to go through your computer system setting information. You can do this by:
1) Clicking on Start and naviagating to My Computers

2.) Then Click on the link that says System Properties

3.) When the system properties task windows pop up you can now view how much RAM you have. For Example on my laptop I have 2GB of RAM every computer RAM will vary.

The second way of check your memory is by using a memory checking program. One of the more common one is called Crucial Memory Advisor. This is use to help you find out what kind of memory you have it scans your computer and tells you how much memory is installed. There are alot of other programs avaliable that will help you find out how much memory you have on your computer.

What is the Maximum amount of memory you can have?

The maximum amount of memory your computer can have is based on two things which are: 1) What the motherboard can handle and 2) The amount of memory your operating system can handle. Those to are given because your motherboard is designed to hold only a maximum amount of RAM. If you add to much RAM to your computer it will not work efficiently. What type of memory does it need and how much memory does it need to upgrade is also based on those two factors. Because I say again if you upgrade the memory to the maximum your computer may not work efficiently due to the fact the processor is processing faster then the motherboard.

My Technical Point-of-View:

From a technical side when upgrading your computers memory making sure that you know the the correct amount of memory you can have because this is very important on how efficient your computer operate. Second you need to know if you are buying this memory for your desktop computer or your laptop computers because the memory cards are different sizes and also types. Most desktop memory are DIMM which stands for Dual Inline Memory Module and Laptop memory are SODIMM which stands for Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Modules. The third thing is to make sure by reading the manual for your motherboard to see what is the maximum amount of memory it can hold. And last but not least you need to know what type of memory your operating system can handle. So when you go to the store these are all major things you need to know when trying to upgrade your memory and also trying to find out ow much memory your computer has.

Jumpers & Adding Multiple Optical Drives

Jumpers are little pins that are used to set up components like the modem, sound cards, and hard drives. The pins are used to set the components up as either the master, slave, or cable select. For example the hard drive of my computer is set to Master because this is the only external drive that is set up on my computer. But if I were to buy an secondary hard drive I would set that to slave because it will be used as the secondary external drive. Jumper are very easy to install they just slide right in place on the position Mater, slave or cable select just like the picture above.

Adding multiple optical drives to a computer is very easy and very affordable. Depending on your computer you will have to consider whether you wish to record your own CDs or DVDs. Some of the common optical drives that are out there are: CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW, and Blu-ray drives. Once you figure out what optical drive will best fits your needs you can now install it.

1) Make sure the computer is off and power cable is not plug-in the wall outlet.

2) Remove all the screws and slide the side panel off the case.

3) Remove your new optical drive from the box and turn it to the back side.

4) You need to check the jumper settings, to make sure it is set in either master, slave, or cable select on the IDE channel.

5) Slide the drive through the front of the case and secure it with screws on the inside.

6) Connect the IDE ribbon, the power cable, and any other cables to the drive and motherboard.

7) Leave the side panel off and plug the computer into the wall outlet and turn on the computer on.

8.) If everything is attached correctly you can now put the side panel back on and start burning, copying, playing or whatever your heart desires with your new installed optical drive.

How do you use the optical drives and Where can you use it?

In the real world optical drives are drives that we use more than printers, scanners or other things that. Optical drives are normally used to burn data to disc, read data from disc, program loading, and playing games. If you dont have the correct drive attached this may prevent you from doing some of those common things like burn cd's or dvd's. I know when I first started going to my school on the computers they had two optical drive set up the top one is set to master because it is the primary drive and the second one is set to slave because it functions as the secondary drive. I used it before when I need to burn some cd's. What I had to do was place the originally cd in the first drive and copy it to the computer and then place the blank cd in the second drive and burn it onto it. So you can use these optical drives wherever you need it.