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    m5310

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by sleo, Nov 4, 2006.

  1. sleo

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    Hello,
    I have this old m5310 emachine(AMD Athlon 1791MHz, 512MB currently) . Was thinking about upgrading the ram on it. Anyone have any suggestions, or maybe someone tried it and can advise me please.

    Thanks
     
    sleo, Nov 4, 2006
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  2. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    What do you do on this machine? Upgrading your RAM to 1GB is the best idea if you want to make the machine run faster.

    Download CPU-Z and run it; go to the Memory tab and take a screenshot of that (Alt + Printscreen key, then paste into Paint and save). Post it here and we'll tell you what type of memory you need.
     
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    Thats what i was thinking, 1GB.
    Here is the current spec:

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    Your laptop takes DDR266 (PC2100) memory according to CPU-Z. You have 2x 256MB modules, so you will need to take one of those out to add in a higher-capacity stick.

    How much RAM do you need - as in, what tasks do you perform with the notebook? You can check your RAM usage at any time by hitting Ctrl + Alt + Delete and then going to the performance tab; look under PF usage.
    I think if you put in a 512MB module and then had 1x2 56MB + 1x 512MB (768MB total), that would be a decent upgrade.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Nov 4, 2006
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