Dell dimension 2400 internal hard drive

[greg649]

I have a Dell Dimension 2400 which I recently added 1gb of ram which now gives me a total of 1 .25gb. This was a noticeable difference in speed and thus performance. Would adding another 1gb of ram make a big difference ?(I realize that the max ram for my computer is 2gb and that I would have to replace the .25gb with the 1gb.)
Also I was thinking about changing the 40gb HDD to something larger without addinjg anything to support it (if possible) but I don't know the limits of my computer . I don't even know if it's worthwhile as I am not a power user. I still have about 27gb of the 40gb free. Any comments are appreciated.

 

[aford10]

Open the task manager and click on the performance tab. Keep an eye on the memory useage as you do your routine tasks. If you are getting into the %80 - %100 area, then adding the memory will help. If not, it's not worth it.

If you're looking to replace the 40GB drive with a new one, that wouldn't be a problem. If you've got SATA ports on the motherboard, you could really upgrade there (I'm assuming the 40GB hard drive is IDE).

 

[rockyjohn]

There are two people asking about upgrading Dimension 2400 - you two should connect - here is the other:

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/54035-2-what-dimension-2400