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How much RAM Memory can I install in my Windows computer? What does it depend on?

Your computer has a certain number of sockets for memory on its logic board. That will define how many modules can be installed. The machine will also have a maximum RAM module size that can be addressed. In most cases, the # of slots times the max RAM module size = the maximum amount of memory that can be installed. In some cases there may be restrictions that reduce that amount.

Some…

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Q. Some manufacturers sell Pro, Business, or Enterprise lines of SSDs. Are they worth it?

Q. Why should I invest more money in a Pro, Business or Enterprise line of Solid State Drives instead of the cheaper consumer SSD’s?

A. In order to answer the question, we need to dive into how SSD drives are built, and how performance and reliability are measured.

TL:DR Professional and Enterprise level SSD drives are more reliable and have better sustained performance than consumer…

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Have you talked to an elder today? Reach out to others

Have you talked to an elder today? With social distancing, isolation takes its toll. Consider reaching out by phone, daily, to neighbors, shut-ins, singles, elders and any other vulnerable people you know.

Offer your support in whatever way you can, connect with them through your voice, check and see how they are doing, and most of all, listen to them and acknowledge their feelings.

Thank…

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What SSD drives and RAM fit Late-2012 and newer Macintoshes?

Starting with the Late 2012 models, Apple changed the format of drives and memory in most Macs. ( Link to pre-2012 model list )

MacBook Pro and MacBook Airmodels (including all the “Retina” screen models) lost the ability to have the memory upgraded (you are stuck with the RAM that the motherboard was made with). At the same time, Apple discontinued 2.5 inch SATA hard drives in these…

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#Apple #iMac #MacBook #MacBook Air #MacBook Pro #Macintosh #MacPro #Memory #Mini #Proprietary #Replacement #Retina display #SSD #Upgrade

Q. Overclocking RAM, what does that mean?

Q. I have heard of overclocking RAM – Is this possible at all?

A. Yes, a computer has a standard memory speed it is designed for, and it is possible to increase the memory speed, if your memory and computer BIOS are capable of doing it.

Its All About the Timing: All memory is sold with a set of timings that the manufacturer guarantees it will work at. Typical timings might be DDR4-2400…

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Q. Do I upgrade my Drive or my RAM?

Q. What is better, a SSD Drive upgrade versus a RAM upgrade?

A. It depends a lot on what you are doing with your computer, whether you have an adequate amount of either right now, and what your goals are.

RAM is the first thing to look at – you need to have *Enough memory, or your machine will be perpetually slow, especially when switching from one program to another. The tricky part is…

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#Choices #Hard Drive #Memory #Performance #SSD #Storage #Upgrading

Q. Why isn't my new vocal microphone working?

Q. Why isn’t my new vocal microphone working?

A. Chances are, your microphone is a condenser microphone, either a large diameter diaphragm or small diameter diaphragm mic or a handheld condenser mic, and you don’t have phantom power to it.

The two main types of microphones are dynamic and condenser.

A dynamic microphone uses a diaphragm connected to a magnet and coil system, which generates electrical signals when it is moved by…

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Q. Why do I have to install my RAM modules in pairs?

A. Normally a motherboard addresses memory through a 64 bit data channel. When a computer motherboard is designed to use Dual Channel memory access, it can address two identical RAM modules with two 64 bit channels of data flow (or one 128 bit channel in ganged mode). This improves the memory bandwidth (by a theoretical 2 x – however the…

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#Dual Channel #Memory #Performance #RAM #Single Channel #Upgrading

Q. My machine feels slower than before, what do I do?

Q. My machine feels slower than before, I have done all I know to make it feel like before but no luck – do I need to upgrade?

A. Performance slows when your software demands more than your hardware can deliver. This may be because you are running newer software with higher requirements, or you are running more software at once than you did before.

“Software” here includes all startup and…

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#Drive #Improve speed #Memory #Performance #Slowness #SSD #Troubleshooting #Upgrading #Windows

How to test a hard drive (Windows)

First. last and always – Back up

There is no substitute for having regular and verified backups of your data. If you don’t have a backup routine, you need to establish one, ASAP.

How do I know a drive is failing?

When your hard drive is failing it can cause a variety of problems. Some of the symptoms of a drive going bad can be:

Reading, writing and copying errors when using data on…

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#Drive failure #Hard disk Failure #Hard Drive #SMART testing #Testing #Troubleshoot #Windows

Q. Why can you sometimes upgrade RAM to more than the manufacturer suggested?

1. How is that I can install more memory on my Apple machine than Apple supports? A.When manufacturers release a machine, the manuals are written with the available information at that time – for example, a machine may be specified with two 4 GB DDR3 modules for 8 GB total. If larger memory modules were not available at that time, they may not have been tested or included in the manuals or…

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#chips #Density #Limits #Maximum Memory #Memory #Modules #RAM #Upgrade

Q. My old MacBook Pro is dead. How can I run its internal drive with OS X 10.11 as an external drive?

A. First, what year and model of MacBook Pro is it?

If it is a 2012 or older, it is simple, because it is a 2.5 inch SATA drive. You’ll remove the hard drive and put the drive into an external 2.5 inch SATA to USB 3.0 case.

Open the bottom case of the machine with a Philips #00 screwdriver, and remove the hard drive. Be careful you don’t rip the thin black SATA ribbon cable as you…

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#External #Hard Drive #Recover #Repurpose #SSD #USB case

Q. I have a broken iMac Mid 2011. Can I re-use the iMac's SSD drive with a Windows machine?

Q. I have a broken iMac Mid 2011. Can I re-use the iMac’s SSD drive with a Windows machine?

A. Your iMac Mid-2011 came standard with a 3.5 inch hard disk drive. (Note: The Apple Fusion drives were not brought out ’til the Late 2012 model, so your particular iMac has no socket for a SSD blade).

Therefore, the SSD you have in the machine must be a aftermarket add-on, and it will be the 2.5 inch SATA format. All you need to do with this drive after removing it, is to re-partition it on…

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#Hard Drive #iMac #Operating System #Reformat #Repurpose #SSD #Windows

Q. Is it possible to connect a USB thumb drive to an iPad?

A. The iPad doesn’t have a USB port so you may think you can’t use a USB stick but actually you can.

First you get an Apple USB 3.0 Camera Connection Kit for Lightning, which gives you USB 3.0 A type port for all Lightning-port iPads and iPhones. This is available directly from Apple or an Apple dealer

The USB stick will plug directly into the USB port on the adapter. There is an…

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#External storage #IOS 13 #iPad #iPhone #Lightning #Memory Stick #USB

Q. After I renamed my SD card files, the photos no longer showed up on my camera, but it shows up on my computer. How do I fix this?

A. As you have accidentally found out, cameras require photos to be in specific places with specific naming conventions. The directories on the SD card will have specific names. Usually the image files themselves are sequentially numbered, such as IMG_01281.jpg

The exact naming will depend on your specific model of camera.

The first step is to back up the photos to the computer so you don’t…

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#Computer #Filenames #Lost files #photos on camera card #SD card

Q. Why does my DDR4 memory show as 1333 MHz in my motherboard when it is supposed to be 2666 MHz?

A. The RAM is DDR4-2666 MT/s memory.

MegaHertz (MHz) means the measure of clock frequency in million cycles per second. Mega Transactions per Second (MT/s) means the computer transaction rate in million per second DDR means Double Data Rate.

DDR memory makes an operation on the leading edge and the trailing edge of each clock cycle, so there are two operations per clock. So, a 1333 MHz…

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#2666 MHz #2666 MT/s #Clock speed #DDR Memory #DDR4 RAM #Motherboard

Q. Can I put Quad Channel RAM into a Dual Channel machine?

A. Single or dual or quad channel memory access doesn’t have anything to do with the individual RAM modules — an individual RAM DIMM is the same whether it is sold alone, or in a package of 2 or 4 matching pieces as a kit.

The key to dual or quad channel memory access is 1) the motherboard and memory controller on the CPU have to support it, and 2) you have to install 2 or 4 pieces of RAM that…

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