About Lauren Bennett Expertise I am a computer science major and my dad is an Electric Engineering, so my life has revolved around computers. For as long as I can remember, I have been buying and selling computers. I tend to travel a lot, so I have always had a laptop. I have bought 5 of them for myself, and bought around 30-40 for friends and family. I have dealt with the good and the bad of various version and brand names. If you are in need of buying a laptop, feel free to contact me and I'm sure I will be able to guide you into purchasing the laptop that will be the best fit for you. I will custom build you computers for you to choose from so you can get an exact idea of what to go and buy when you do it yourself and so that you have an exact price. However, I am in the USA and am only knowledgeable about computers here in the US. I do not know about foreign currency or the quality of computer brand names outside the US.
Experience B.S. in Computer Science. Buying and selling for years. Assisting friends/family.
Question hi lauren,
i have a dell inspiron 8200 (i know super-old). recently i realized that there's something wrong witht he ram. i opened it up and found that one of the 2 sockets where the ram is placed does not work. so right now, only 256 mb ram works. what can i do to fix this? thanks.
Answer While you probably do not have a warranty left, you can still speak with Dell technical support. They will walk you through the steps of running a diagnostic test on your computer to pin point the exact problem. They will then tell you exactly what part needs replaced and you have the option to purchase it through them. They can either walk you through the replacement or you can take it somewhere to have it replaced. You can also check Geek Squad through Best Buy for repairs but in my experiences they are vastly overpriced. If you opt not to replace any hardware components, you could always buy a 1GB stick of memory or something to put in the one working slot. You can find some pretty good deals on newegg.com and buy.com.
