Computer Repair Tuneup Part 1

Some people find it difficult to believe that they can have a smooth running computer, in fact they might think there is no way that they could ever achieve this on their own. Extremely intelligent people will look at the PC like it is a stranger amongst them, whether it is at home or in their office.

All anyone wants is a fast, smooth PC and probably the quickets way to achieve this is to just call up a computer repair professional. Although this will also be the most expensive upfront the time that is saved in productivity will more than make up for the initial tune up costs.

One thing is certain, there are many parts to a computer, both hardware and software. Each and every one of these items can adversely affect the performance of your computer. Just one of these items is the RAM, which all by itself can really impact the speed and performance of your comptuer.

RAM stands for "Random Access Memory" and is a specific type of memory used in computing that allows access on a random basis. You can find RAM in other devices besides computers but it is mainly used in computers and also in printers.

If you look at the windows XP box that came with your computer you will see that the minimum system requirements is 64 MEG's or RAM which I can tell you right now is WAY too low to run this operating system smoothly. You will definitely need more!

Prior to the Service Pack 2 upgrade that Microsoft sent out for Windows XP users most computers shipped with 256 MEG's of RAM and this was sufficent. However, after Service Pack 2 is installed, any machine with only 256 Megs of RAM will run very slow.

After reading this it should be apparent that a RAM upgrade is all you need! This is a fairly easy upgrade for the individual to use but if you do not want to open up your case you could just as easily have a computer pro take care of it for you. At this point it would be prudent to have at least 512 MEG's of RAM in your system.

As your getting started, just remember this isn't brain surgery, it may seem difficult but once you do it, you can tell everyone and be proud. Your rewards will be huge, the increased performance will be significant and you can happily use your computer without having to worry about it going sluggish on you.