Bought a new Dell E510 with one 256K memory stick in slot one. Can I
install two 512K memory sticks in slots three and four and have a
total of 2.256GB?? I asked this question before and still waiting for an answer.

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Request for Question Clarification by denco-ga on 18 Feb 2006 11:04 PST

Howdy p51tony-ga,

I have answered your other question on this topic.
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=443912

You might want to review the answer to that question and cancel this question.

Looking Forward, denco-ga - Google Answers Researcher

Dell Dimension E510 Computer:
What you are saying is if you can use one 256 Kilobytes of ram with
two 512 kilobytes of ram to get  2.256GB. The way you say it no, in
fact, i don't even thing you can buy ram that small anymore for your
computer, unless you go back to 1980 where i think only had 64k of
ram. One K is one kilobytes, or about 0.0009766 of a megabyte (one
megabyte is 1024 kilobytes). The next thing is your wanting 2.256 GB
of RAM (Random Access Memory). The way it works is that there are 1024
megabytes, or about 1,048,576 Kilobytes in one gigabyte. In order to
get 2.256 gigabytes of ram (which is an impossible number, as you only
go up in multiples of 8, you should not get any decimals, so i am
putting is at 2 gigabytes) you would need 2,310.144 megabytes, or
about six 256 megabytes, 4 512 megabytes, or two 1 gigabyte sticks of
ram.
Judging by the fact that most common mother boards and the Windows XP
operating system can only fit 4 stick, the 4 512 sticks would be the
best to achieve 2 gigabytes of ram. Now, 2 gigabytes of ram will not
do anything for someone like you any better that 1 gigabyte or 512
megabytes, unless you are a hard core gamer, a graphics designer that
uses fancy software, or like to keep a whole lot of programs such as
photoshop, Maya, 3dstudio max, or any other developer software open
all at once. If you just use the computer for reading emails, going on
the internet, or word processing, you will probably only need about
512 megabytes of ram.
But in a short summery, one 256 kilobyte stick of ram + two 512
kilobyte stick of ram does not equal 2.256 gigabytes of ram.
There is still a lot more to learn about ram, there are different
types for different things, and different computers, I suggest
checking at your local Best Buys Geek Squad for more help.
I hope what I said helps.

Tony, I suspect the reason you are not getting satisfactory answers is
because clearly you are confusing KB and MB. Most newer computers have
memory in large quantities, that is, in Megabytes, not in Kilobytes. I
am not familiar with the E510, but if it is a newer computer it will
more likely be 256 Megabytes, not 256 Kilobytes.

A computer with 256 Kilobytes would be a very old computer.

Also, 512 + 512 + 256 would be closer to 1.256 GB, not 2.256.

So, your problem is how you are stating things, and math errors.

The statement that you don't need that much memory for most tasks is
completely true.

A google for Dell e510 shows that it is a currently available model,
coming with 256MB (not KB) memory, expandable to 4GB (NOT KB).  Price
is around $600, with refurbs available under $500.

Some computers have had issues requiring larger memory chips to be
inserted in the first slot, with smaller ones moved to later slots.  A
memory sale URL can answer that for you.