jakobkraft
Golden Member
My friend got this free pc which he'd like to use just for e-mail and stuff. But somehow, it's running Windows 98 on only 16MBs of memory!
Needless to say he wants to add memory to raise the performance, only he doesn't know exactly what kind of memory the mobo takes? I'm not familiar with any memory earlier than PC-100, and I'm pretty sure his is older. I ran the Belarc utility and the specs are as follows:
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Computer Profile Summary
Computer Name: Ver (in WORKGROUP)
Profile Date: Thursday, June 12, 2003 20:29:49
Advisor Version: 5.1o
Windows Logon: tg
Click here for Belarc's PC Management products, for large and small companies.
Operating System System Model
Windows 98 SE (build 4.10.2222) No details available
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
166 megahertz Intel Pentium w/MMX BIOS: Award Software 4.51PG 08/11/97
Drives Memory Modules c,d - Buy More
1.62 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
43 Megabytes Hard Drive Free Space
BTC 24X CD-ROM SLL24
Generic floppy disk drive (3.5")
Generic IDE hard disk drive (1.62 GB) -- drive 0 16 Megabytes Installed Memory
Local Drive Volumes
c: (on drive 0) 1.62 GB 43 MB free
Installed Microsoft Hotfixes Printers
Internet Explorer
SP1 (SP1)
Click here to see all available security Hotfixes.
Marks a HotFix that verifies correctly
Marks a HotFix that fails verification
(Failing hotfixes need to be reinstalled)
An unmarked HotFix lacks the data to allow verification Lexmark 1000 ColorFine on LPT1:
Controllers Display
Standard Floppy Disk Controller
Primary IDE controller (dual fifo)
Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo)
Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller
VIA Bus Master PCI IDE Controller S3 Trio64V2-DX/GX (775/785) [Display adapter]
Default Monitor
Bus Adapters Multimedia
None detected Gameport Joystick (no joystick connected)
YAMAHA OPL3-SAx Reserved
YAMAHA OPL3-SAx WDM Driver
Communications Other Devices
Standard 14400 bps Modem
AOL Adapter
Microsoft Virtual Private Networking Adapter
Network IP Address: 152.192.249.91 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard
PS/2 Pointing Device [Mouse]
Software Licenses
Microsoft - Internet Explorer 55736-821-2649052-04664
Microsoft - MS Office 97 Professional 53491-419-4981094-21988
Microsoft - Office 2000 Disc 2 18100-OEM-0080992-21319
Microsoft - Office 2000 Small Business 13300-OEM-0080992-21319
Microsoft - Windows 98 SE 13200-OEM-0085087-67128
Software Versions
AdpBrowser Application Version 1, 0, 0, 1 *
America Online Version 6.00.000 *
America Online, Inc. Sinf Application Version 6.00.000 *
Banner Blue Software Incorporated - Microsoft Organization Chart Version 2,0,0,1016 *
Belarc, Inc. - BelManage Client Version 5.1o *
Cartographer Application Version 1, 0, 0, 1 *
Cavedog Entertainment - Total Annihilation: Kingdoms v1.0 *
ChooseRenderer Application Version 1, 0, 0, 1 *
DBConvert Application Version 1, 0, 0, 1 *
Dune 2000 *
FREE! ICQ Click Here *
Gtek LTD - GtCoach Version 1.0 *
GTek Technologies Ltd. - TrainerCabLauncher Application Version 1, 0, 0, 1 *
ICQ NetDetect Agent *
ICQ Version 99a Beta *
Mercenaries *
Microsoft (r) Windows Script Host Version 5.6.0.6626 *
Microsoft - Envelope Manager - Direct Mail Manager Version 2.01.0025 * Microsoft Clip Gallery Version 5.1.00.1221 *
Microsoft Corporation - DirectShow Version 6.4.07.1121 *
Microsoft Corporation - Internet Explorer Version 6.00.2800.1106 *
Microsoft Corporation - Windows® NetMeeting® Version 3.0 *
Microsoft Office 2000 Version 9.0.2719 *
Microsoft Office Binder Version 8.0.3501 *
Microsoft Office Version 8.0 *
Microsoft Outlook Version 9.0.2416 *
Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows Version 8.0 *
Microsoft® Access Version 8.0.4122 *
Microsoft® Business Planner Version 1, 0, 0, 1 *
Microsoft® FrontPage(TM) Version 2.0.2.1118 *
Microsoft® Internet Services Version 6.1.33.0 *
Microsoft® Publisher 2000 Version 6.0 Version 6.0 *
Mpath Interactive - WebBullet Internet Service Version 1, 3, 0, 0 *
MSBP_STB.EXE *
RealNetworks, Inc. - RealPlayer (32-bit) Version 6.0.9.380 *
Run Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri *
Needless to say he wants to add memory to raise the performance, only he doesn't know exactly what kind of memory the mobo takes? I'm not familiar with any memory earlier than PC-100, and I'm pretty sure his is older. I ran the Belarc utility and the specs are as follows:
---
Computer Profile Summary
Computer Name: Ver (in WORKGROUP)
Profile Date: Thursday, June 12, 2003 20:29:49
Advisor Version: 5.1o
Windows Logon: tg
Click here for Belarc's PC Management products, for large and small companies.
Operating System System Model
Windows 98 SE (build 4.10.2222) No details available
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
166 megahertz Intel Pentium w/MMX BIOS: Award Software 4.51PG 08/11/97
Drives Memory Modules c,d - Buy More
1.62 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
43 Megabytes Hard Drive Free Space
BTC 24X CD-ROM SLL24
Generic floppy disk drive (3.5")
Generic IDE hard disk drive (1.62 GB) -- drive 0 16 Megabytes Installed Memory
Local Drive Volumes
c: (on drive 0) 1.62 GB 43 MB free
Installed Microsoft Hotfixes Printers
Internet Explorer
SP1 (SP1)
Click here to see all available security Hotfixes.
Marks a HotFix that verifies correctly
Marks a HotFix that fails verification
(Failing hotfixes need to be reinstalled)
An unmarked HotFix lacks the data to allow verification Lexmark 1000 ColorFine on LPT1:
Controllers Display
Standard Floppy Disk Controller
Primary IDE controller (dual fifo)
Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo)
Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller
VIA Bus Master PCI IDE Controller S3 Trio64V2-DX/GX (775/785) [Display adapter]
Default Monitor
Bus Adapters Multimedia
None detected Gameport Joystick (no joystick connected)
YAMAHA OPL3-SAx Reserved
YAMAHA OPL3-SAx WDM Driver
Communications Other Devices
Standard 14400 bps Modem
AOL Adapter
Microsoft Virtual Private Networking Adapter
Network IP Address: 152.192.249.91 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard
PS/2 Pointing Device [Mouse]
Software Licenses
Microsoft - Internet Explorer 55736-821-2649052-04664
Microsoft - MS Office 97 Professional 53491-419-4981094-21988
Microsoft - Office 2000 Disc 2 18100-OEM-0080992-21319
Microsoft - Office 2000 Small Business 13300-OEM-0080992-21319
Microsoft - Windows 98 SE 13200-OEM-0085087-67128
Software Versions
AdpBrowser Application Version 1, 0, 0, 1 *
America Online Version 6.00.000 *
America Online, Inc. Sinf Application Version 6.00.000 *
Banner Blue Software Incorporated - Microsoft Organization Chart Version 2,0,0,1016 *
Belarc, Inc. - BelManage Client Version 5.1o *
Cartographer Application Version 1, 0, 0, 1 *
Cavedog Entertainment - Total Annihilation: Kingdoms v1.0 *
ChooseRenderer Application Version 1, 0, 0, 1 *
DBConvert Application Version 1, 0, 0, 1 *
Dune 2000 *
FREE! ICQ Click Here *
Gtek LTD - GtCoach Version 1.0 *
GTek Technologies Ltd. - TrainerCabLauncher Application Version 1, 0, 0, 1 *
ICQ NetDetect Agent *
ICQ Version 99a Beta *
Mercenaries *
Microsoft (r) Windows Script Host Version 5.6.0.6626 *
Microsoft - Envelope Manager - Direct Mail Manager Version 2.01.0025 * Microsoft Clip Gallery Version 5.1.00.1221 *
Microsoft Corporation - DirectShow Version 6.4.07.1121 *
Microsoft Corporation - Internet Explorer Version 6.00.2800.1106 *
Microsoft Corporation - Windows® NetMeeting® Version 3.0 *
Microsoft Office 2000 Version 9.0.2719 *
Microsoft Office Binder Version 8.0.3501 *
Microsoft Office Version 8.0 *
Microsoft Outlook Version 9.0.2416 *
Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows Version 8.0 *
Microsoft® Access Version 8.0.4122 *
Microsoft® Business Planner Version 1, 0, 0, 1 *
Microsoft® FrontPage(TM) Version 2.0.2.1118 *
Microsoft® Internet Services Version 6.1.33.0 *
Microsoft® Publisher 2000 Version 6.0 Version 6.0 *
Mpath Interactive - WebBullet Internet Service Version 1, 3, 0, 0 *
MSBP_STB.EXE *
RealNetworks, Inc. - RealPlayer (32-bit) Version 6.0.9.380 *
Run Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri *
