RAM!

[queenbarwench]

My RAM has arrived! \o/

This means I now have to shut down my laptop and attack it with a screwdriver. I have done such a thing many times with desktop towers, but never with a laptop. I feel unaccountably nervous...

I may have to log on to Paz's computer at the same time, so I can still feel connected to the world.

ETA: RAM was safely installed (several hours ago, actually) and I am now about to see just how much faster EQ2 runs. This will mostly be defined by how long it takes to zone in to the guild hall.

Comments

[blnchflr]

Good luck - I've never tinkered with a laptop, either, let us know how it went!

[queenbarwench]

It went well! The instructions in the manual were surprisingly clear, and the laptop booted first time with no further fiddling. All very easy, actually :)

[blnchflr]

Good to hear - makes it seem possible, if I ever need to tinker, myself :o)

[sally_maria]

Good luck - you're braver than I am.

I don't mind installing operating systems, but I let other people deal with hardware surgery. :-)

[queenbarwench]

My dad bought me my first computer when I was 16. He gave me the empty case with a bow around it and we spent a large portion of Christmas day putting it together on the kitchen table. Mother was not best pleased, but I've not been afraid of messing with the hardware since that day.

[sally_maria]

That does sound like a very constructive exercise. The only things we built on Christmas day were Lego castles - fun, but rather less useful in the long term. :-)

[queenbarwench]

Lego! I miss my Lego so much! It got donated to a younger nephew when I 'grew out of it'. Ha! Shows what my parents knew.

Anyway, Lego can teach important skills, like spatial awareness. And how to share with your playmates...