memory

[papajuliet]

Is it feasible to take memory from an old [6yrs plus ] PC ,which I'm about to dispose of, and put it into the one I'm now using or am I letting myself in for problems? Whilst the current one has plenty of memory it seems a waste to throw something away that might make it better still.

[Saab Dastard]

Are you talking about RAM or hard disk?

Assuming RAM, if the RAM modules are of the right specification and appropriate size, then yes, they can be re-used.

However, there's not a lot of point in adding 128MB to a system with 2GB already installed, especially if the old RAM is slower than the existing - it might even slow the system down.

What you will probably find, however, is that a) the memory from the old PC is not compatible with the new PC and / or b) even if it is, the RAM slots in the new PC are already full - and the old RAM modules are lower capacity.

Best you can hope for is that you have free RAM slots and the old RAM is compatible.

SD

[papajuliet]

Thanks SD - that's appreciated. It is RAM I'm asking about.As my present system has 2GB it looks as though it isn't worthwhile taking memory out of the old PC.
PJ