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DQS-7 system requirements state 4 GB RAM for - yikes

Posted: Jul 30, 2012

Windows 7-64 bit. My Windows 7-64 bit computer only has 2 GB of RAM. Is anybody else using a Windows 7-64 bit computer with less than 4 GB of RAM?

2 GB of RAM - MT

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2 GB of RAM is really cheap and easy to install yourself. My laptop has 2 GB and I wanted to upgrade to 4 GB. I just took off the back panel and looked at it, found the empty slot where it would go. Went online, found the make and model # of my computer and found the type of RAM. It is about 12 bucks on Amazon and instructions on how to install it. Turn off the computer, slide it in the slot, all done.

I think you could run DQS7 with 2 GB but it would be too slow, take too long to download each job, cost you money in the long run. You could even buy the RAM and take it to a shop and have a techie guy install it, would be cheaper that way too.

Thank you so much, MT. I had no idea it was that - yikes

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easy. I will check Amazon.

Yep, very easy to put in RAM - Make sure you get the right kind though

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I'm not sure what kind of computer you have, but make sure that the RAM you get is compatible with your motherboard and that you have enough slots. It may be easiest to take out the RAM that's already in there and get the same brand and same numbers (eg DDR333 and PC2700). Some brands don't cooperate well with other brands. On a desktop PC, you will have to push down the clamps on each side of the RAM stick to release it, and it should come out easily. Likewise, when installing push down evenly until you hear the clamps click into place (make sure the RAM is in the right direction; there is a notch in the chip that will line up).

Hopefully your RAM won't need you to set the timings in the BIOS as that may get complicated, but you'll probably be okay; this is usually only the case when you get RAM kit of 2 or more.

Good idea. I didn't think to take out the RAM that - yikes

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is already in there and get the numbers off it. I was searching by the computer name and numbers on the outside of the computer. I will work on getting the RAM out tomorrow and check the numbers on it and search. I hope my RAM doesn't need any timings set in the BIOS either. Thank you for the additional info too.

Oh yeah, be sure to ground yourself - to be on the safe side

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Sometimes a static electric charge can screw up a component. You can either have one hand (or bare arm) on the case while you're taking the stick out, or, what I do (which is poor practice), is just touch the case immediately before I take anything out.

I just touch the computer before I work on it? Does - yikes

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that zap the static charge from happening to the computer but what happens to my arm with the static? (LOL)

Here's an in-detail explanation - Geek and proud of it

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Hopefully this will help. Don't let it scare you from tinkering with your PC. I build my own all the time and have no problems. Once I started building my own, that's when I realized the PCs that you get from Dell, Best Buy, HP, etc., are absolute junk.

That was a great article. I was amazed to learn - yikes

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a rolling desk chair is one of the worst creators of static charge. They said to roll the chair away when working on the computer. I had no idea they made wrist bands for the static too. Since you build computers, maybe you wear one. I agree about Dell and HP being junk, especially Dell which seems to last about 3 years max.

Thank you for the article and help.

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