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Hard drive pt 2

Friday, November 24, 2006 12:15:03 PM

I just had an idea. Which is probably not a good one, but hopefully someone could put me right. Anyway, I notice that on my computer I can set aside an area of the Hard-Disk for extra RAM. Is this equally as effective as normal RAM? And if so, can I install a new Hard disk for use entirely as the extra RAM? That sounds really stupid, now I come to think of it.

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Unregistered user Friday, November 24, 2006 12:35:53 PM

Anonymous writes: RAM is a whole lot faster than the hard drive, and when you run out of RAM it switches to the hard drive anyway (called virtual memory). When this happens, the hard drive grinds away, your entire machine slows down and starts crunching to do real simple tasks like switching between one window and the other. This is your computer swapping RAM for hard drive space and is usually a sign that you need more RAM.

Unregistered user Friday, November 24, 2006 1:37:14 PM

faragher writes: I do believe that there is a way (or will soon be a way) to use a USB key with flash memory (which is a lot quicker than a HD, though still slow compared to memory most RAM) to expand the available memory.

Chris HancockLostintheplot Monday, November 27, 2006 11:45:18 AM

Ah, so I was right with the "that sounds really stupid" bit. Thanks.

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