================================================ Subject: Re: ncr-can anyone help me... From: "Tara" To: Date: Mon 23 Apr 2001 21:06:46 -0400 ================================================ Older Compaqs are notoriously hard to upgrade. I have a Compaq Presario that I bought in November 1998, and there's very little that can be done to upgrade it. What I've done with mine is add another RAM chip (bringing it up to a whopping 64 megs of RAM), and bought a CD rewriter, so I could move as many files as possible to CDs and run them from there. By moving all my MP3s, movies, wavs, and picture files to CD, I cleared up over 2 gigs of space. The only downfall is that CDRWs are expensive... I think I paid $150 for mine... less expensive than buying a new computer, though. You can also get a secondary hard drive (I think Scott mentioned that in his response)... right now I have two hard drives in my computer - the 4 gig hard drive that came with it, and Scott's 1.5 gig hard drive. (They do make some pretty good sized hard drives that you can install, though - you can probably get a 30 gig hard drive for about $100). It all kind of depends on what kind of Compaq you have, what options are available to you. There's some minor things like those that you can do to improve performance and save space, but ultimately, it's like having an old Chevette that you're holding together with duct tape and chewing gum... eventually, technology is going to get so that you'll pretty much HAVE to buy a new computer. But, those things might make yours good enough for a couple more years... that's what I'm hoping for with mine, at least. Tara ----- Original Message ----- From: Creed - 7M3 - Live To: Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 8:51 PM Subject: Re: ncr-can anyone help me... > I guess you will have to get a bigger hard drive or just get a newer > computer. > > More RAM is good. Because that is what running programs use. The disk > space is usually the part in your computer that has a lot of cables > atteched to it (Usually Grey, with a red stripe) and has a power cable > attached to it. (usually coded with a black, red and yellow wire). > > Depending on how old your machine is. You might not be able to do much > with it. > > To free up space on your hard drive. If you are using windoze 95 or > newer. Go to the control panel and select the "add remove program" ICON > and highlight any program that you don't use and click on the install / > remove button and it will take it off of your computer for you. > > If that don't help you get enough free space for you. You might want to > save the important stuff to A: discs and get rid of what is not important. > > Don't delete "programs file" folder files randomly or windows folder > files randomly though. They might make your computer not be able to come > up right if you do though. > > Later, > > Jim > > > > Rita live2bcreedie wrote: > > > i am in need of some technical advise - i have installed ram in my > > computer- > > my properties shows the added ram- however my drive is still showing > > like 98 > > % full. of course i did not use my manual for my computer-which i > > bought in > > 8-1999. compaq- can anyone direct me to some tech help? computer dummie > > =)aka RITA > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > > To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, > > visit: > > http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp > > > > > -- > ... Jesus cried with a loud voice: Lazarus, come forth; the bug hath been > found and thy program runneth. And he that was dead came forth... > -- John 11:43-44 [version 2.0?] > > To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: > http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp