Question :/

[bsb120]

First does anyone still use this forum? and also is there any cheap ways to speed up my pc's performance? its unbarably slow?

 

[richc46]

Welcome

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/81176-speed-up-performance-vista.html
and this for Vista and Seven
http://www.sevenforums.com/performa...uggestions-proper-maintenance.html#post764471

 

[bsb120]

ok, Seee it says there you need at least 2gb, of ram, when i put over 768 mb, my pc will not turn on all it does is beeps ? could there be too much ram?

 

[richc46]

Tell us about your computer and its specs.
I see that you have an emachine. You have the minimum that can run Vista. You will not get good perormance. It is for email, surfing the net and not much more.

 

[bsb120]

well ok, i am not at my emachine right now, bnut it is the very bare minimum you can get except it started with 512mb ram now its 768. if i put anymore it beeps. its original everything else. all i use it for is surfing and videos and such no games or anything. any reason it would beep because to much ram?

 

[richc46]

Does it beep at boot?

 

[bsb120]

yes, it will not boot it will not even come on.

 

[richc46]

This is normal
Most computer have what is called a post beep. The number of beeps and the sequence (long or short) tell you what the problem is. In your case we know that it is memory.
There are only 3 reasons that you will have a post beep.
1) The additional ram is not correct. You cannot mix and match. You must buy all the ram at once.
2 Your computer cannot use the additional ram as you have an E Machine.
3 The ram is defective.

 

[bsb120]

well. i did buy an extra 256mb and it worked just the 512 does not

 

[richc46]

If you have too much ram, the computer may beep as it cannot handle all the ram that it has been given.

 

[bsb120]

So there really is a thing called to much ram?

 

[richc46]

A general answer would be yes.
Read this last part of this from EHow
It clearly says to be sure if you can add ram and how much

How to Find Out How Much Memory Your PC Has | eHow.com