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Upgrading RAM To Get The Best Out Of Mac OS X Lion

Jul 20, 11 1:50 PM

I’d read somewhere which I’d forgotten the source, that very article recommended that Mac OS X Lion runs better on Mac with more RAM.  The recommendation for good enough amount of RAM is around 4GB.  Still, 8GB of RAM would be a preferable for any Mac that runs OS X Lion, because this newer Mac operating system is known for multitasking, I think!

Thinking about upgrading your Mac with more RAM?  Check out a video that I found on YouTube which shows you how to install more RAM onto Mac laptop right after the break.

I’d also found the video below on YouTube which shows you how to upgrade RAM on Mac Pro.

You can always take a hop to YouTube and search for more videos similar to the ones I’d posted above.

Don’t like videos?  If you like to read on how to upgrade RAM on Macbook Pro?  Apple’s website got a manual with some useful pictures that shows you how to upgrade RAM on Macbook Pro, and the manual can be found here.  I’m sure if you dig around Apple’s website, you will be able to find specific manual of upgrading RAM of your particular Mac.

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How To Do A Health Check For RAM On Windows 7

Jul 1, 11 10:01 PM

Seeing a Blue Screen of Death (BSoD) on Windows 7?  This is one of the most irritating computer issues I’ve to admit.  BSoD can occur for many reasons.  Perhaps, your computer has a bad hard drive or a bad RAM card, but you can never be too sure what is the real problem unless you put your hardware through a series of stress tests.  In this blog post, I’ll be showing you how to do a test to check to see if your RAM cards are OK on Windows 7.  Perhaps, by testing the memory of your computer can at least let you know either RAM has been the culprit of BSoD or not!

Checking your RAM cards’ health on Windows 7 is a breeze.  Windows 7 has a utility for this very purpose, and so don’t you go and download any external software unless you want to have an additional confirmation from a third party software.  Anyhow, let us begin with the process of how to start a memory check on Windows 7.

  1. Go to Control Panel >> System Security >> Administrative Tools
  2. Double click on Windows Memory Diagnostic
  3. A small pop up window will give you two choices.  You can do a memory check right away or you can check the memory for problems after the next cold boot (i.e., next time you start your computer).  Why don’t you pick the option check right away so a memory test can begin!
  4. Your computer will restart right away after you pick the option of testing for memory right away.  You will see a blue screen of Windows Memory Diagnostics Tool, and at this screen you will eventually get a confirmation if your machine has a memory problem or not! (This process is very fast on my computer, but I’m not sure if it will be the same for all computers).
    • Stop the test by hit ESC key on your keyboard
    • Hit F1 key on your keyboard for more options
    • Letting the test finish, your computer will automatically restart on its own!
    • Computer had restarted on its own after the test, but no test result has shown?  It probably means that your system’s RAM cards are fine!

Good luck on getting one step closer to see why you have a BSoD or whatever answers you’re seeking for your hardware by completing a RAM health check!

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Run Everything Inside RAM On Windows 7

Jun 30, 11 10:31 PM

Simply put, it’s better to have data store on RAM than on hard disk!  Why?  RAM requires no moving part (i.e., mechanical parts), and so it’s way faster than hard disk for your system to recall data (i.e., read and write data).  Unfortunately, certain software might store temporary things inside hard disk, and so we can force our Windows 7 machines not to allow such software to do so.  How?  We can turn off paging in our virtual memory settings.  Just a warning though, if you don’t have enough RAM inside your computer, you may lose your data by doing this way!  Your system may crash for it runs out of memory!  Also, if you don’t use UPS (uninterrupted power supply), when your system lose power, you may also lose data as RAM isn’t storing data permanently.  Of course, when you turn off your system the right way, what need to be stored permanently will migrate to hard disk, because computer is smart like that!  I think!  Anyhow, enough with my yapping, why don’t you check the video I made right after the break which shows you how to run everything inside RAM.

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