On 3/4/22 02:47, Ottavio Caruso wrote:
One of my memory slot has died,
I would retire that computer.
so I am running a Thinkpad
What model/ part number is the Thinkpad?
What make/ model/ part number is the processor?
What make/ model/ part number are the hard disk(s) and/or solid state
drives?
with 2GB ram only.
What make/ model/ part number are the memory module(s)?
I have been told that, even if I put a 4GB ram module in, it won't
be as fast as 2x2GB ram (true? Stop me here if I am wrong).
If the motherboard, chipset, CPU, GPU, etc., support multiple memory
channels ("dual channel" is common) and you install the correct memory
modules (e.g. "matched pair"), connected hardware will be able to access
memory banks in parallel and the computer will perform better (less
latency, more throughput) . You want that; the effect is noticeable.
Never mind put an 8GB stick; it might not even work.
The technical manual for your computer should tell you what memory
modules are supported. As another reader suggested, you might want to
"max it out" by installing the biggest, fastest supported memory modules
in every available memory slot.
At the moment I'm running a heavily hacked LMDE4 (Buster) with a lot of
Mint customisations off. What flavour of Debian should I replace my
LMDE4 with? And does it make any difference? My memory hogs are Chromium
and Firefox, the rest is ok.
I recommend the network install image of Debian Stable:
https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/
debian-11.2.0-amd64-netinst.iso
Be sure to download a checksum file (e.g. SHA256SUMS) and verify the
checksum of the ISO file after downloading. If you want to be extra
careful, download the checksum signature file (e.g. SHA256SUMS.sign) and
verify the signature.
Burn the ISO to a fast USB flash drive. Verify the checksum of the
burned image before booting (one booted, the Debian installer may write
to the USB flash drive and the checksum will no longer match).
If you select "Install" at the Debian Installer main menu, you should be
able to choose among various desktop environments (I run Xfce). If you
select "expert", you should have even more control. It is also possible
to install additional login managers, window managers, desktop
environments, etc., at a later time.
David
