[PLUG] Is 1 GB enough memory?

[Fred James]

Richard C. Steffens wrote:
> My sister recently upgraded from an XP machine to a Mac. I got the 
> hand-me-down. I now have a test machine and plan to use it to try out 
> different distros. XP will not be one of them.
>
> One reason she got her new machine is that the old one runs so slowly. 
> Of course, XP is part of the problem, and who knows what mischievous 
> malware has found its way onto the hard drive (no, I'm not connecting it 
> to the house network until I wipe that drive and load Linux).
>
> Another reason it is slow is that it has only 256 MB of RAM. The mother 
> board has two memory slots with one DDR PC3200 stick in it. I can get a 
> 1 GB stick for $36. Will that be good enough? I realize that more is 
> usually better, but $36 is better than $72 for now.
>
> Other details:
>
> Processor: AMD Sempron 2400+, 1.6 GHz
> Hard drive: 111 GB (can't see the make and model unless I take it out.
> Floppy, CD writer/DVD reader.
>
> TIA for any advice.
>   
Richard C. Steffens
First - check the specs on the motherboard and see just how much memory, 
and in what configurations, the board will take.
Hope this helps
Regards
Fred James