A few more notes on RAM..... how much RAM you add and what kind to add completely depends on your motherboard. Your processor type will be a good indicator of what kind of board (or what was hot at the time your processor was) you have. Since you are running a PII machine, I'm going to suspect you've had it for about 2 years, and thus, more than likely, have 2 options for upgrading your memory, to begin with. You probably have SIMM and DIMM slots on your motherboard. SIMM slots are a.k.a 72 pin memory sticks. You have to have two of the same to get either one to work. They have to be matched as well. Motherboards now do not have these on them (more than likely), and now have what we call DIMM, or 168 pin memory. These can be used one at a time, no problems. These are the most popular ones used to day. If you have SIMM slots, I wouldn't even bother trying to fill them unless it is necessary because
SIMM memory is more expensive and you have to have matching ones, WHEN you can find it. Another thing you will need to check is your memory bus speed. There are several types, but there are only two that you're looking at, more than likely. They are PC100 and PC133. PC100 is what you more than likely have, but you could have PC133. Check your motherboard, see what kind it is and what model it is, then go check out the specs at the manufacturers website. If nothing else, you can do a search on google with what you do find (had to do this the other day with my cheap pice of crap machine...after about an hour, I finally figured out what kind of motherboard I had...I even had to investigate through a foreign language site!! AHHH!!). While you're there, you will also want to check how much RAM your model of motherboard will recognize. It will more than likely not be higher than 256MB, if it's that. Thus, don't buy RAM that is higher because you'll only get what your motherboard can handle. After you figure these three things out, you can go get memory.

I know it's a lot, but if you want to get the most out of your machine, go by this. I will say this, I"m not COMPLETELY positive on the have to have two SIMMs, it's what my bassist told me.

But I trust him. If you have any questions about anything further, feel free to email me. Later!!!
Brandon