You now know how to use the MS System Monitor / Swapfile in Use tool to
monitor the actual swapfile size.

No, I am ignorant about the above but guess I ought to search the MS KB to
find out.

Thanks for all your help and the help of others.
Susan

"Jack E Martinelli" wrote in message
...
Well,, kudos to you for being so imaginative and adventurous!

The 256 MB module is obviously cooperating with the 64 MB module and the
chipset to give the total of 320 MB.
Similarly, the 128 plus 64 is yielding 192 MB, with 2 MB allocated to
system
overhead usage.

Either total amount of memory, 320 and/or 190 MB, will run your WinME fine
for most purposes.
You now know how to use the MS System Monitor / Swapfile in Use tool to
monitor the actual swapfile size.

Congratulations for your persistence,
--
Jack E. Martinelli 2002-05 MS MVP for Shell/User / DTS
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"Susan" wrote in message
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I will call tech support tomorrow. But I pulled the Crucial 256 MB from
my
Dell ( I added several years ago) and added it to the newly acquired old
Dell with one of the 64 MB cards, it now shows 320MB RAM. I added the 64
MB
to the 128MB RAM (after pulling the Crucial) and it shows 190 MB Ram. It
will have to do for right now.

The only difference that I could tell from the websites is that the
Class=2
was on the Crucial card and Class=3 is on the website for the Ultra. I
don't
know what that means but I do know that the Ultra will not work in either
Dell Dimension L series.

"Jack E Martinelli" wrote in message
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Susan, not necessarily, but it is most probable.

You appear to be having the dilemma that I was suggesting earlier. The
chipset may not support high-density memory or greater than 128 MB
modules.
I recommend purchasing a 128 MB PC100 module and installing it alone.
Hopefully, the machine will boot, and both the BIOS and Windows will
detect
all of it. If so, I recommend buying a second identical module and
installing it to the second memory slot. Hopefully, it, too, will be
detected for a total of 256 MB of installed ram. This amount will let
you
run winME just fine, for usual situations.

Return the 256 MB module and donate the two original 64 MB modules to a
friend or local non-profit.
Or sell to a commercial reseller:
eg., www.18004memory.com

--
Jack E. Martinelli 2002-05 MS MVP for Shell/User / DTS
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In Memorium: Alex Nichol
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Your cooperation is very appreciated.
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"Susan" wrote in message
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Do computers about 5 years old only use low density?

"Richard G. Harper" wrote in message
...
If it's new it is almost certainly high-density memory. If it is
more
than a year old it could be either. Unfortunately unless you can
look
it
up on the manufacturer's Web site there's no tell-tale clue that
lets
you
tell which is which.

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Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User]
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"Susan" wrote in message
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Can you tell me how you tell a high density from a low density?

"Ron Martell" wrote in message
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"Susan" wrote:

I lost my bet, I think you are right! I have installed the 256MB,
there
were
2 64MB DIMMs installed in the only 2 slots, so I have been pulling
out
DIMMS
and reseating them! Right now I have the 256MB in the 1st slot and
a
64MB in
the 2nd slot. Total memory shows 90MB and that is less than half.

My brother sent my a card which I received today that states:

The older we get, the more we're like computers.
We start out with lots of memory and drive, then we eventually
become
outdated,
crash at odd moments, acquire errors in our systems, and have to
have
our
parts replaced.

Right now I feel like crashing!

I am going to take out the 64 MB and leave the 256 MB in and see
what
happens.


You are probably using a high density PC133 SDRAM module and your
computer is designed to use either PC100 or low density PC133
modules.
These computers typically recognize only half the capacity of high
density modules if they are installed.


Go to www.crucial.com and check out their specs for RAM for your
specific laptop model.

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
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