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evilklown1964 · 27. Sep 2009, 04:21 PM

hello everyone. i'm new here was actually looking to speed up my wifes computer. she got it from the local school system here. it is a pentium 4 ibm system.
if it is a pentium 4 why does it have dimm ram instead of ddr ram?
what is the way to speed it up. since i didn't buy i really dont know much about it.
thanks.
evilklown.

Anupam · 27. Sep 2009, 04:32 PM

Hi, and welcome to the forum

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Since you have also posted a query, I have moved the thread to the proper forum, so that more people can post answers.

Regarding the RAM, how did you know it has a dimm RAM? It should be DDR most probably. You can confirm it, and also know more about the hardware, by using a system info tool like SIW.
If the RAM is not sufficient, you can increase it, and that will speed up the system.

Other than that, you can defrag the system with softwares like Defraggler, MyDefrag, IObit Smart Defrag. That can have considerable effect, if the system has not been defragged from a long time.

evilklown1964 · 27. Sep 2009, 06:05 PM

the reason i know its dimm ram is because i took it out of my old computer.
to my suprise the new to me computer had the same ram.
the computer i took the out of is a pentium 3.
weird huh?

Anupam · 27. Sep 2009, 06:23 PM

I think your old computer might be having SDRAM. I don't know much about RAMs.

Maybe the computer that your wife got from the school has SDRAM with Pentium 4. There are some chipsets with Pentium 4 that support SDRAMs. So maybe it is one of those systems. I did not know if P-IV supported SDRAM or not, I just looked up on Google, and saw this information.

Both SDRAM and DDR are considered DIMMs though, if I am not wrong.

EntitY · 28. Sep 2009, 07:41 AM

Hi, I would use ccleaner and Defrag, and go to a website called pcpitstop and on the left side of the page near the top you will see a menu. Click on Full Tests and run that. These tests will tell you a lot about your PC...

kendall · 28. Sep 2009, 04:18 PM

PCPitStop is a nice website. I still go there occasionally. However, they have moved more and more to buy-ware or stuff that you can purchase from them. I recommend that you use the site for their free tests, but don't waste your money on the stuff they offer that you have to purchase.

For everything that they offer for purchase, you can most likely find a free download or a recommendation here.

chris.p · 28. Sep 2009, 11:39 PM

Try this page, it's the most comprehensive I know of on the background, and how to fix the problems. Unfortunately not all things are fixable by the average user, but at least there are plenty of pointers here.

http://www.a3webtech.com/index.php/s...p-slow-pc.html

evilklown1964 · 01. Oct 2009, 09:15 AM

thanx everyone.
your help is greatly appreciated.
its just when she got this computer and pentium 4 i had some pretty lofty expectations. thats all. it just doesnt seem to be faster than our old computer.
oh well thanx again.

Anupam · 01. Oct 2009, 09:19 AM

Glad to offer whatever help we could

. May I know what's the amount of RAM the PC has? Maybe increasing the RAM would speed it up a bit. Having SDRAM may also be one cause of the slow speed. DDR, and DDR2 are faster.

What is the hard disk... SATA or PATA? Having a SATA hard disk also makes the difference.

evilklown1964 · 02. Oct 2009, 09:10 AM

640 MB of ram. dont know about the hard drive.

27. Sep 2009, 04:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
evilklown1964 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 4	hello hello everyone. i'm new here was actually looking to speed up my wifes computer. she got it from the local school system here. it is a pentium 4 ibm system. if it is a pentium 4 why does it have dimm ram instead of ddr ram? what is the way to speed it up. since i didn't buy i really dont know much about it. thanks. evilklown.

27. Sep 2009, 04:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
Anupam Moderator Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: India Posts: 9,186	Hi, and welcome to the forum . Since you have also posted a query, I have moved the thread to the proper forum, so that more people can post answers. Regarding the RAM, how did you know it has a dimm RAM? It should be DDR most probably. You can confirm it, and also know more about the hardware, by using a system info tool like SIW. If the RAM is not sufficient, you can increase it, and that will speed up the system. Other than that, you can defrag the system with softwares like Defraggler, MyDefrag, IObit Smart Defrag. That can have considerable effect, if the system has not been defragged from a long time. __________________ Anupam

27. Sep 2009, 06:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
Anupam Moderator Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: India Posts: 9,186	I think your old computer might be having SDRAM. I don't know much about RAMs. Maybe the computer that your wife got from the school has SDRAM with Pentium 4. There are some chipsets with Pentium 4 that support SDRAMs. So maybe it is one of those systems. I did not know if P-IV supported SDRAM or not, I just looked up on Google, and saw this information. Both SDRAM and DDR are considered DIMMs though, if I am not wrong. __________________ Anupam

28. Sep 2009, 04:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
kendall Foundation Editor/Forum Manager Intern Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 1,769	PCPitStop is a nice website. I still go there occasionally. However, they have moved more and more to buy-ware or stuff that you can purchase from them. I recommend that you use the site for their free tests, but don't waste your money on the stuff they offer that you have to purchase. For everything that they offer for purchase, you can most likely find a free download or a recommendation here. __________________ <-------Is looking for his brain....

01. Oct 2009, 09:19 AM	#9 (permalink)
Anupam Moderator Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: India Posts: 9,186	Glad to offer whatever help we could . May I know what's the amount of RAM the PC has? Maybe increasing the RAM would speed it up a bit. Having SDRAM may also be one cause of the slow speed. DDR, and DDR2 are faster. What is the hard disk... SATA or PATA? Having a SATA hard disk also makes the difference. __________________ Anupam

27. Sep 2009, 06:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
evilklown1964 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 4	the reason i know its dimm ram is because i took it out of my old computer. to my suprise the new to me computer had the same ram. the computer i took the out of is a pentium 3. weird huh?

28. Sep 2009, 07:41 AM	#5 (permalink)
EntitY Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: USA-CA Posts: 30	Hi, I would use ccleaner and Defrag, and go to a website called pcpitstop and on the left side of the page near the top you will see a menu. Click on Full Tests and run that. These tests will tell you a lot about your PC...

28. Sep 2009, 11:39 PM	#7 (permalink)
chris.p Foundation Editor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Kent, UK Posts: 1,600	Try this page, it's the most comprehensive I know of on the background, and how to fix the problems. Unfortunately not all things are fixable by the average user, but at least there are plenty of pointers here. http://www.a3webtech.com/index.php/s...p-slow-pc.html

01. Oct 2009, 09:15 AM	#8 (permalink)
evilklown1964 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 4	thanx everyone. your help is greatly appreciated. its just when she got this computer and pentium 4 i had some pretty lofty expectations. thats all. it just doesnt seem to be faster than our old computer. oh well thanx again.

02. Oct 2009, 09:10 AM	#10 (permalink)
evilklown1964 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 4	640 MB of ram. dont know about the hard drive.

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