ChatterBank3 mins ago
PC Memory Cards.
Greetings each.
I have a 1998 Patriot comp with Cyrix M2-300 processor. Motherboard has 4 x 72pin memory slots with 2 x 16Mb cards = 32Mb RAM.
I have fitted a 10Gb hard drive and want to install WIN-XP which needs a minimum of 64Mb of RAM to work.
I see EDO and FPS cards advertised on Ebay, but don't know what the motherboard will support. Ideally I would like to substitute for 4 x 32Mb cards = 128MB RAM. I believe that these cards have to be fitted in pairs.
Are these cards interchangeable?
Also: Can someone please explain how I can work out the memory rating of a card from the numbers printed on the chips?
Cheers.
Mike C.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.To be blunt it will be a total waste of your time trying to put Windows XP on this PC.
The processor is not fast enough, the memory is not enough, and the hard disk is too small.
Even though it says it can run in 64Mb it only does this by disabling certain function, and even then it performs like a dog.
The MINIMUM you need for XP is 128Mb, and even that is a on the low side. And the processor will still be too slow.
If you want to run Windows XP you need a new PC system unit, which you can probably get for less than �200 if you look around, with XP pre-installed.