Windows 10: Control RAM slots without opening the computer

Windows 10 RAM slots: Every computer, desktop or laptop, also has a motherboard. This board determines what hardware can be installed in your computer. Think of it as a breadboard that you can connect multiple devices to.

For example, if your computer's motherboard has only three locations, you can only connect three devices. On each motherboard, there are special places, that is, sockets for the different hardware you can connect.

The slots for RAM is another example. When you buy a computer, some or all of the RAM slots may be used. Below we will see how you can check if your computer has empty RAM slots without opening the box. Windows 10 should be installed, and we will see it from the Task Manager.

• RAM: More or faster RAM?

Ανοίξτε τη Διαχείριση εργασιών (Task Manager) και κοιτάξτε στην καρτέλα Επιδόσεις. Επιλέξτε "Μνήμη" (Memory) και κάτω από το γράφημα της μνήμης, αναζητήστε το πεδίο Slots used.

Here it shows how many of the available slots are available. In the figure below, the system has a total of 4 sockets and 2 is used.

Now that you know how many RAM sockets exist on your computer, you can decide if you want to add more RAM.

Κανονικά, αν έχετε μια κενή υποδοχή, θα είναι σε θέση να υποστηρίξει όση μνήμη RAM υπάρχει ήδη στο σύστημά σας. Για παράδειγμα, στο παραπάνω screenshot, το σύστημα διαθέτει 8GB (4x2) μνήμη RAM και δύο κενές υποδοχές. Θα μπορούσαμε να προσθέσουμε άλλα 4GBx2 RAM σε αυτό το σύστημα.

One thing you need to pay attention to is the specification of the RAM you want to add. For example, if the RAM on your system is DDR3, do not install a DDR4 RAM with it. There will be performance problems or your system may not work at all.

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