updating drivers, do i have enough ram?

jasond19

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updating vid card drivers, i meet all requirmnts except they said i need 256mb ram, i only have 190mb of phycl ram... can i factor in my virtual memry or is that a bad idea? i know i need to install more ram, thanks for ur help
 

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    TOSHIBA ISRAE (U2E1)
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    Generic PnP Monitor (1440x900@60Hz) Mobile Intel(R) 945 Expr
You should be fine....can you post your link to the driver to double check?
 

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    Dual L5639 // i7 950 @ 4.0Ghz
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    Evga SR-2 // Gigabyte x58a-ud3r
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    12Gig Corsair XMS3 // 6Gig OCZ Gold
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    gtx 560 ti // gtx 260-216
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual 22" // Headless
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    OCZ aGILITY 3, 120Gig + Seagate 500Gig x 2
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i think il wait and see ur reply, dont trust my judgmnt to much yet, lol
 

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    toshiba satellite
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    Intel Pentium T2080 @ 1.73GHz 66 °C Yonah 65nm Technology
    Motherboard
    TOSHIBA ISRAE (U2E1)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Generic PnP Monitor (1440x900@60Hz) Mobile Intel(R) 945 Expr
Okay, thats the amount of ram your system has.......

Vista needs atleast 512meg, more like 1Gig is normal back when your system was built.

If you right click on computer in the start menu, and click properties, it will tell you how much you have..
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Dual L5639 // i7 950 @ 4.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    Evga SR-2 // Gigabyte x58a-ud3r
    Memory
    12Gig Corsair XMS3 // 6Gig OCZ Gold
    Graphics Card(s)
    gtx 560 ti // gtx 260-216
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual 22" // Headless
    Hard Drives
    OCZ aGILITY 3, 120Gig + Seagate 500Gig x 2
    PSU
    Silverstone da700 // Corsair 520hx
    Case
    Rosewill BlackHawk Ultra // Antec 900v1
    Cooling
    Twin CM Hyper 212+ // Noctua NH-u12
    Other Info
    Acer 8930 laptop with x9100...
yea i only have 1gb of ram, what do u suggest?
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    toshiba satellite
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    Intel Pentium T2080 @ 1.73GHz 66 °C Yonah 65nm Technology
    Motherboard
    TOSHIBA ISRAE (U2E1)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Generic PnP Monitor (1440x900@60Hz) Mobile Intel(R) 945 Expr
Hello jasond19 my system came with only 4 gigs of ram but I maxed it out so I am running 8GB and I do notice a big differance and now days ram is pretty cheap, your good where your at but as for me I would add some.
 

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    a6530f Desktop
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    HP-PAVILION
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    M2N68-LA (Narra3)
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    8 Gigs of Ram/DDR2 PC2-6400 MB/sec
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    NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
    Sound Card
    Intergrated Realtex ALC888S Audio
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    LG W40 series widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1600 X 900
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    1 640 GB Sata transfer rating: 3.0 Gb/sec speed: 7200 RPM
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    300W
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    Menory Card Reader: 15-in-1 Multimedia Card Reader

    Media Drive
Vista can only use about 3GB
 

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    Lenovo Thinkpad T400
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    LENOVO 64734VM
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    2.00GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 531MHz
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    Intel Mobile Intel 4 Series Express Chipset Family
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    Conexant 20561 SmartAudio HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15 inch
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 800
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    1x 180GB Intel 530 series SSD
    1 x 120GB Hitachi 5400rmp
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    Medium for New Zealand
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    Weakest part of my computer is the graphics chipset.
    Only ever used a laptop.
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Ilikefree is correct. If you are using 32 bit, then only about 3gb of ram.
If you mean 64 bit then a lot more can be used.
 

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    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
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    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
yea thats on the list more ram. 1 more question, is there any way to turn windows automatic updates on for driver updates?
 

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    toshiba satellite
    CPU
    Intel Pentium T2080 @ 1.73GHz 66 °C Yonah 65nm Technology
    Motherboard
    TOSHIBA ISRAE (U2E1)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Generic PnP Monitor (1440x900@60Hz) Mobile Intel(R) 945 Expr

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
so how do u guys just magicly were them helpful little links are, lol
 

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    toshiba satellite
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    Intel Pentium T2080 @ 1.73GHz 66 °C Yonah 65nm Technology
    Motherboard
    TOSHIBA ISRAE (U2E1)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Generic PnP Monitor (1440x900@60Hz) Mobile Intel(R) 945 Expr
when you say go to the manufactur, do you mean the manufactur of the driver, or my computer?
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    toshiba satellite
    CPU
    Intel Pentium T2080 @ 1.73GHz 66 °C Yonah 65nm Technology
    Motherboard
    TOSHIBA ISRAE (U2E1)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Generic PnP Monitor (1440x900@60Hz) Mobile Intel(R) 945 Expr
Mfg of the Driver
For example
Intel
 

My Computer

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
got it ty
 

My Computer

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    toshiba satellite
    CPU
    Intel Pentium T2080 @ 1.73GHz 66 °C Yonah 65nm Technology
    Motherboard
    TOSHIBA ISRAE (U2E1)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Generic PnP Monitor (1440x900@60Hz) Mobile Intel(R) 945 Expr
Actually its the manufactuer of the item i go to.... Except for the video card. BUT I'd go to the system maker for Intel video czards.

Back to your question, that driver is fine if its for the right gpu.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Dual L5639 // i7 950 @ 4.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    Evga SR-2 // Gigabyte x58a-ud3r
    Memory
    12Gig Corsair XMS3 // 6Gig OCZ Gold
    Graphics Card(s)
    gtx 560 ti // gtx 260-216
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual 22" // Headless
    Hard Drives
    OCZ aGILITY 3, 120Gig + Seagate 500Gig x 2
    PSU
    Silverstone da700 // Corsair 520hx
    Case
    Rosewill BlackHawk Ultra // Antec 900v1
    Cooling
    Twin CM Hyper 212+ // Noctua NH-u12
    Other Info
    Acer 8930 laptop with x9100...
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