carl b
I'm, just curious if this will screw up any current modem configuration on my computer and not allow me to access the internet. The old modem is a Thompson TG508 and the new one is a D-Link (DI604)
I'll be sharing the internet with another comp. We both use Windows Vista
Answer
Hi CARL
ok 1st please make a restore point on your computer this will save all current setting's for you devices
next unplug the old modem and set it off to the side for now use the old wires that was wired to the old modem and plug in the new
after you power up the modem you will see an icon pop up on the bottom a plug and play notification of a new device found
just close that out unless you have a cd that you have to install with the new modem new modems mostly don't have drivers to install there is no need to worry about the old modem even if the new one dosent take and you have to set up the drivers for the old modem will be saved and you can all ways get back on by just reversing what we do here
ok now RESET your modem the new unit and reset the router there will be a small pin hole on the back of both units place a paper clip in the holes for 30 seconds and this will re-set them
now reset the computer and it will detect new networks select your network or the network you were using if you don't know this info you need to install a program called BELARC ADVISOR this program dosent have to be connected to the internet to work "only to d/l it you have to be online" this will tell you every thing you never knew about your computer AWESOME PROGRAM and FREE record the info on YOUR INTERNET / GATEWAY
this will tell you all you need to know about your connection
now go to the little icon of the monitor and right click and select REPAIR connection this will reset your connection and refrest it for thenew device MIGHT be able to skip this park 90% chance it will automatically do this for you
next goto internet explorer or firefox what ever browser you use and open it
and your on the internet
if you have any issues or prob's please feel free to contact Me Via Instant Msgr b108891037@yahoo .com and i will be glad to walk you thru step by step any thing you will need is about 15- 20 min's of your time ....Thank you for using Yahoo answers and best regards Sincerely B1088
Hi CARL
ok 1st please make a restore point on your computer this will save all current setting's for you devices
next unplug the old modem and set it off to the side for now use the old wires that was wired to the old modem and plug in the new
after you power up the modem you will see an icon pop up on the bottom a plug and play notification of a new device found
just close that out unless you have a cd that you have to install with the new modem new modems mostly don't have drivers to install there is no need to worry about the old modem even if the new one dosent take and you have to set up the drivers for the old modem will be saved and you can all ways get back on by just reversing what we do here
ok now RESET your modem the new unit and reset the router there will be a small pin hole on the back of both units place a paper clip in the holes for 30 seconds and this will re-set them
now reset the computer and it will detect new networks select your network or the network you were using if you don't know this info you need to install a program called BELARC ADVISOR this program dosent have to be connected to the internet to work "only to d/l it you have to be online" this will tell you every thing you never knew about your computer AWESOME PROGRAM and FREE record the info on YOUR INTERNET / GATEWAY
this will tell you all you need to know about your connection
now go to the little icon of the monitor and right click and select REPAIR connection this will reset your connection and refrest it for thenew device MIGHT be able to skip this park 90% chance it will automatically do this for you
next goto internet explorer or firefox what ever browser you use and open it
and your on the internet
if you have any issues or prob's please feel free to contact Me Via Instant Msgr b108891037@yahoo .com and i will be glad to walk you thru step by step any thing you will need is about 15- 20 min's of your time ....Thank you for using Yahoo answers and best regards Sincerely B1088
Do I have to remove the cover on a computer to find out what hardware is there?
Q. I received an older computer from a friend and I would like to find out about the ram brand name and if it is upgradable, would'nt that info be in files or folders? The computer is a premio with 64MB of ram.
Answer
Hi There - your computer is likely very well listed with all drivers and parts on the website:
http://support.premiopc.com
(Next time you ask a QUESTION, please list the model, and you will get more direct help, faster and easier ! )
Which seems very helpful. BUT, no matter what diagnosis software like DXDIAG etc. that you use, you will have to look at what is physically inside the case - for example, a diagnosis or CONTROL PANEL / SYSTEM / Device Manager might tell you that you have a harddrive. But if you wanted to add another one- is there a bay? You might find that you have a stick of SDRAM in
a slot. Great, but if you want to add more, how many other slots are there? Sometimes a computer will have 2 SDRAM slots, and 2 DDR slots, with different amounts of different speeds and voltages are possible in the different slots. You would either need a very detailed MAP in the manual, or the listing in the manual of the different types used.
If the boot bios states " 256 Meg Ram " - what ram? where ? What other types can be upgraded.??
You can get an idea of what is inside by just going to the link I listed above. However, before you go out and buy or gather upgrade parts, you really should open the case - do the floppy and HD/CD bays use slide-in prorietary rails and clips? - If so, you cant install anything in the bays until you get the correct slider rails...
I often find unlisted, undocumented features on motherboards and every metal case has " features" and clips and bays etc. that sometimes will cause problems if you don't have the correct parts handy.
Going into a computer store and buying a bunch of computer ram and Harddrives and upgrades is a really BAD idea if you haven't bothered to open the case to see what mechanical limitations you might encounter.
By all means use diagnostic tools to determine what is installed - like Device manager, or Dxdiagostics, but do open the case as well. There are hundreds of different mechanical layouts for any given computer class, so you really should be forewarned and prepared.
Tools that might help you " look " inside the computer to access
what you have might be some of the following:
EVEREST
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html
COMPUTER CENSUS
http://tucows.com/preview/502506
ASTRA32
http://tucows.com/preview/348128
MvPCinfo
http://tucows.com/preview/404367
Motherboard Monitor
http://www.sofotex.com/Motherboard-Monitor-download_L15737.html
Belarc Advisor
http://www.belarc.com
CPU-Z 1.36
http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php
However, you really must be aware that, as you state in your QUESTION, you want to know what type of ram you have, and the most that any software will tell you is the GENERIC amounts, and perhaps, a bit about the slots that the ram is sitting in, but there will be little about who made the ram, whether it is single sided, or double sided, or whether it is arranged in memory locations such as 1 x 64, 2 x 32, 4 x 16 etc. or, whether or not that brand or configuration will work in your computer. To make the ram issue even more interesting, a stick of ram may work just fine in your computer BY ITSELF, but refuse to work if added to your existing stick(s) of ram. I find sometimes that I have to remove all existing ram, boot from the new ram, and then add the old ram one by one rebooting each time - in EXACTLY the right order, to get them all to work together. There is nothing in any manual - either by the motherboard manufacturer or the ram manufacturer about this common problem. Sometimes, a new stick of ram simply will not work at all in any given motherboard.
I have started taking in my computers, sitting them on the counters, and putting in the new ram right in the store, until I get one that works...
Also, you do not state just what the purpose of the upgrade is. One answerer stated what you might do to add XP, etc. but this is just guessing. The motherboard will have definite limits as to what CPU will be allowed at what speed maximum. This will be the most critical factor. Be certain to get the latest BIOS download, and read about the features of the BIOS - it may include CPUs that were not available at the time the MANUAL was printed, so that higher speeds may be possible to tweak the speed up a bit.
Once you have read the manual on the premio website, and determined by opening the case and looking at what slots are filled with what ram, you can add or remove and replace ram with larger amounts ( to the limit that the motherboard is pre-wired for ).
Then you can upgrade the next most critical " Speed " factor - the RPM and the cache of the harddrive - you would be amazed how much faster an entire computer will run with a newer drive that has more memory and higher RPM.
Finally, a large part of the computer's time is spent writing dots to the monitor, 60 to 100 times a second, so that if your motherboard has an AGP ( video ) slot, you can upgrade to a faster video CPU with more video ram, and get better overall computer performance.
There will be a limit to all of this, and you have to determine if all the " UPGRADES" you are doing, will be worth the costs involved - will the end result be a computer good enough to do the work you have planned?
If you are lucky, you can increase the CPU speed, the ram, the harddrive and the video card, and make the unit fast enough to perform a specific task.
Good luck.
Hi There - your computer is likely very well listed with all drivers and parts on the website:
http://support.premiopc.com
(Next time you ask a QUESTION, please list the model, and you will get more direct help, faster and easier ! )
Which seems very helpful. BUT, no matter what diagnosis software like DXDIAG etc. that you use, you will have to look at what is physically inside the case - for example, a diagnosis or CONTROL PANEL / SYSTEM / Device Manager might tell you that you have a harddrive. But if you wanted to add another one- is there a bay? You might find that you have a stick of SDRAM in
a slot. Great, but if you want to add more, how many other slots are there? Sometimes a computer will have 2 SDRAM slots, and 2 DDR slots, with different amounts of different speeds and voltages are possible in the different slots. You would either need a very detailed MAP in the manual, or the listing in the manual of the different types used.
If the boot bios states " 256 Meg Ram " - what ram? where ? What other types can be upgraded.??
You can get an idea of what is inside by just going to the link I listed above. However, before you go out and buy or gather upgrade parts, you really should open the case - do the floppy and HD/CD bays use slide-in prorietary rails and clips? - If so, you cant install anything in the bays until you get the correct slider rails...
I often find unlisted, undocumented features on motherboards and every metal case has " features" and clips and bays etc. that sometimes will cause problems if you don't have the correct parts handy.
Going into a computer store and buying a bunch of computer ram and Harddrives and upgrades is a really BAD idea if you haven't bothered to open the case to see what mechanical limitations you might encounter.
By all means use diagnostic tools to determine what is installed - like Device manager, or Dxdiagostics, but do open the case as well. There are hundreds of different mechanical layouts for any given computer class, so you really should be forewarned and prepared.
Tools that might help you " look " inside the computer to access
what you have might be some of the following:
EVEREST
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html
COMPUTER CENSUS
http://tucows.com/preview/502506
ASTRA32
http://tucows.com/preview/348128
MvPCinfo
http://tucows.com/preview/404367
Motherboard Monitor
http://www.sofotex.com/Motherboard-Monitor-download_L15737.html
Belarc Advisor
http://www.belarc.com
CPU-Z 1.36
http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php
However, you really must be aware that, as you state in your QUESTION, you want to know what type of ram you have, and the most that any software will tell you is the GENERIC amounts, and perhaps, a bit about the slots that the ram is sitting in, but there will be little about who made the ram, whether it is single sided, or double sided, or whether it is arranged in memory locations such as 1 x 64, 2 x 32, 4 x 16 etc. or, whether or not that brand or configuration will work in your computer. To make the ram issue even more interesting, a stick of ram may work just fine in your computer BY ITSELF, but refuse to work if added to your existing stick(s) of ram. I find sometimes that I have to remove all existing ram, boot from the new ram, and then add the old ram one by one rebooting each time - in EXACTLY the right order, to get them all to work together. There is nothing in any manual - either by the motherboard manufacturer or the ram manufacturer about this common problem. Sometimes, a new stick of ram simply will not work at all in any given motherboard.
I have started taking in my computers, sitting them on the counters, and putting in the new ram right in the store, until I get one that works...
Also, you do not state just what the purpose of the upgrade is. One answerer stated what you might do to add XP, etc. but this is just guessing. The motherboard will have definite limits as to what CPU will be allowed at what speed maximum. This will be the most critical factor. Be certain to get the latest BIOS download, and read about the features of the BIOS - it may include CPUs that were not available at the time the MANUAL was printed, so that higher speeds may be possible to tweak the speed up a bit.
Once you have read the manual on the premio website, and determined by opening the case and looking at what slots are filled with what ram, you can add or remove and replace ram with larger amounts ( to the limit that the motherboard is pre-wired for ).
Then you can upgrade the next most critical " Speed " factor - the RPM and the cache of the harddrive - you would be amazed how much faster an entire computer will run with a newer drive that has more memory and higher RPM.
Finally, a large part of the computer's time is spent writing dots to the monitor, 60 to 100 times a second, so that if your motherboard has an AGP ( video ) slot, you can upgrade to a faster video CPU with more video ram, and get better overall computer performance.
There will be a limit to all of this, and you have to determine if all the " UPGRADES" you are doing, will be worth the costs involved - will the end result be a computer good enough to do the work you have planned?
If you are lucky, you can increase the CPU speed, the ram, the harddrive and the video card, and make the unit fast enough to perform a specific task.
Good luck.
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