Question & Answer of Upgrading your Computer

Q: I have a Pentium 4 1.8 GHz Processor and an 845 GLVA Intel original mother bored, which has inbuilt audio and video. I want to know if I can install external audio or video cards on this mother bored, and whether I need to change any BIOS settings. Is there any ways of knowing the speed of DDR-RAM of any machine?

A: Sorry!!! Your mother bored does not have an AGP slot, so you’re stuck with the integrated graphic chip. You can install a PCI video card such as a TV-tuner card for better graphics. For an enhanced sound solution, use an add-on PCI sound card. All you need to do is disable the on bored sound card form the BIOS. Windows does not provide a reliable utility to check the RAM clock speed, but you can see it when you start your system. At the first screen, where you see it when you start you system. AT the first screen, where you see the RAM count taking place, you also see the RAM clock speed. Another option is to use a freeware utility called WCPUID (http://hoda.com), to see the Ram clock speed.

Q: I have a Pentium 4 1.5 GHz CPU with an Intel 845GBV motherboard, a 40 GB hard disk, an nVidia Geforce MX 440 graphics card and Creative Sound Blaster Live DE 5.1 sound card. Can I use another fan for graphics card instead of its own fan? if so, what kind of fan should I use ?? will it enhance my card’s performance ??

A: The fan that comes with card is more than enough! You need to change or add any more fans to it. You can increase the number of fans in cabinet, as it might improve the cooling system ,and thereby increase the lifespan of the component make sure you have a better fan to keep things cool is case you wish to over clock you graphic card for better performance.

Q: One of my client has a VIA chipset HIS motherboard , the modal is Pentium 4 2.66GHz, The problem is than he wants to add an additional 512 MB of DDR RAM will it be ok for me to add an additional 512 MB of 266 MHz parallel existing 256 MB?

A: You will defiantly be able to install an additional 512 MB DDR memory module. Keep in mind, though, that the motherboard supports up to 2 GB of 200 MHz or 266 MHz DDR RAM only. We would like to advise that you install a RAM stick of the same speed as the one already in place, in order to avoid any further problems.