RAM

is there anyway to delete items off this so there's more space on it?

 

Theres no RAM on the forum, silly.

RAM stands for Random Access Memory, which are chips you plug into your computer which controls how many programs you can have open at once, the speed of your comp, ect.

You can end processes that are taking up memory by crtl+alt+del and clicking process, and if you click on user name, you can clear all of the processes it will let you (it doesnt let you clear WEBPROXY.exe and some others). You don't want to end explorer.

But the best thing to do is to go out and buy RAM, take apart your computer, and plug it in. When you open it up, there should be some slots.

Hope this helped

 

ya it did, i didnt think it was as simple as end processes thanks a lot +rep

 

I'm using one, too, and it sucks balls.

I have 32 MB of ram, my comp freezes when I click in a text box, or hover over a link, or anything.

 

u dont delete stuff of RAM u delete of harddrive, ram is only a temp storage and data is only held there for like 3 secs a time max

 

No...
RAM is used whenever a new process is made, and it's made til the process is ended/killed.

Deleting your hard drive won't make your computer any faster. Buying more RAM will

I'm pretty sure you're tinking of cache.

 

so if my computer had 250gb of ROM and i fill it to 249gb but my computer has 1024mb of RAM and im only using like 200mb of RAM my computer will still be really fast right?

 

It should still run great, yes.

Unless you have infected files, such as spyware and adware.

If you're experiencing problems, go to download.com and search for "Adaware" and run it. I'd also clear up anything you don't need, as you may need extra space for something else, if that scenario is real

 

well i dont understand why your ram has 200mb of it being used as nothing should be stored on ram, that only determains speed, if you want it faster you want to delete some old files of your hardrive(which i think is ur ROM)

 

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You don't understand what RAM is
Its how much memory a program needs to run

Straight from dictionary.com:

random access memory

noun
the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible


Basically, the 200mb isn't on the computer, it's how much memory programs are using.

 

aye i know that i take it as a course, however my ram doesnt say that its being used at all, nor does any of my other computers,i know that is how much u need but he said that 200mb of his gig is being stored up, but nothing gets stored on it

 

Nothing is stored there.
He said it's being used,
If you go ctrl+alt+del, at the bottom, it has "Commit Charge"

Mine says 356M

When I click Processes, on the right, theres a tab called "Mem Usage".

If I added up all of the numbers, it would equal 356 MB (save I wasnt doling anything else)

My computer only has 32, maybe 64 MB of ram, so it freezes a lot, and you can't do much at the same time.

 

ah i missunderstood i thought he said that it was stored on there, that makes more scence now . my bad srry for sounding like a compleate prat

 

I think we need a sticky that has a computer guide on this forum explaning
RAM
HD space
Spyware
How NOT to use limewire
ect...
haha this topic almost confused me

 

heres another question, what do you think a decent amount of RAM is? I think I have 1.2 gig ram right now in my comp


EDIT: sorry 1.96 gig of ram.

 

a decent amount is 512, for basic stuff, if you're a gamer 1.2 gigs is good unless you're looking towards vista then basic stuff is 1 gig and then gamers would want 2 -.- but yeah i'm running on 256 xD crappy comp *kicks it some more*

 

For now, really 1gig is all you need. I have a computer with 256 (its also 5 years old) and it runs fine.