HP Mini 1030NR Memory

[CoMB4TicU5]

Ok, so I bought a PNY 2GB RAM for my 1030NR and I noticed that it only reads 1.99 RAM instead of 2GB. Also I noticed that ever since I upgraded the RAM that it seems to run hotter than before with the 1GB RAM. Any reason why it does this or is this just normal? Thank you all in advance.

[mikez]

Yes - the graphics uses a percentage of main memory.
Yes - the memory is dynamic, twice as many memory cells to refresh requires more power == more heat.

[CoMB4TicU5]

Yeah, but mike it seems like my mini hasn't gained any speed since I got the RAM. To me it seems to run almost slower if I dare say that. I mean I got to upgrade the speed and it seems like it's not doing that. Plus I plan on getting a Runcore SSD and I don't want to spend money on something if it's not going to show improvment. Sorry for rambling on,lol.

[mikez]

Now that one is hard to answer.

And it would be better if one of the MS gurus would take a shot at an answer,
I stopped daily use of Windows back in the Win-95 days.
I do have Win-XP installed on some machines here, but rarely admit to it.

I can think of some things that might make the machine seem less responsive
after the 1G -> 2G ram change - all involved with how you have the virtual
memory options set (and your work load, and the disk used for a swap file, etc).

A way to get a quick idea would be to turn off paging completely. . .
Start/Settings/Control Panel. . .
System/Advanced/Performance Options/Advanced. . .
Processor Scheduling == Programs
Memory Usage == Programs
Virtual Memory / Change. . .
Select no paging file, set, save, re-boot (its Windows, the last instruction is always: "reboot").

If this makes a noticeable change in the responsiveness, we can diddle with the details later.

[CoMB4TicU5]

Ok so I did what you said Mike and it helped alittle. But where I see the biggest improvement I saw was SSD space. I gained almost a whole 2GB just by doing what you said Mike. It still runs alittle hot and stutters sometimes but a big improvement on SSD space, thank you Mike.

[mikez]

Oh, I missed that - that you where using an SSD - -
Turning off the paging file will save you wear & tear on the SSD.

= = = =

If you happen to use a program that requires virtual memory in addition to
the 2G of physical ram (very rare) - Windows will let you know.
It'll generate a bunch of messages when it runs out of memory.

In that case, you can use a (small) fixed size paging file - - -
But until you find something that needs it, leave it turned off.

There may be additional things you could do - try searching here or google - -
Or wait for one our MS gurus to add to this thread.