In addition to what others have said; from what I've heard I believe 512mb is the limit for '98 anyway. But that just depends on whom you ask and what websites you check. There doesn't appear to be any DEFINITIVE answer to that, however anything over 512mb can cause problems: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;q253912
The 'argument' continues........ http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/2001oct/bch20011002008144.htm I used 512mb DDR on '98 & ME. I now use it on XP Pro but may go to 1gb soon. -Clint God Bless Us All Clint Hamilton, Owner http://OrpheusComputing.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Virginia, >From what I understand, unless you are doing some very heavy graphics work, 384 MB is optimum for Win98. I guess 512 seems to work for you. I suggest that anything over that would be counterproductive, as you say, unless you wanted to run a 128 MB RAM Disk or something. WIn95 and Win98 both had some memory management issues. I run Win98SE with 256 on a 650 Mhz P IIIE, and have not had any indication of anything but optimum performance for the last two years. I do run some heavy duty graphics programs as well. I don't have much experience with XP, but from what I can gather - 512 is optimum for that as well - unless you are running very heavy duty graphics or a server or something. Roger ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Virginia Da Costa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > I am wondering what the maximum, or optimum, amount of RAM is for a Win > 98SE > > system (1.7GHz CPU). I currently have 512 MB in both my machines, but > have a > > spare 128 MB which I could add, provided it's not going to prejudice the > > system. I remember reading somewhere that anything over 512 MB in Win98 > was > > counter-productive. > > Any ideas on this? > > > > Also, what is the optimum RAM amount with Windows XP? I see new systems > are > > being sold with 1GB or more! > > Thanks for your input. ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
