[andrewas]

YOu can easily determine what RAM you need from your system manual.

Quit sniggering, some people actualy hold onto those things. Not many, I must admit.

But nobody loses track of who manuafactured their machine and the model number is usualy on it somewhere. Try the label at the back. WIth that you can go to their website and find the specifications of the machine. If your lucky youll be able to find the technicians servicing guide as well which will not only say what you need but go through the exact steps in fitting it.

ON HDDs - i would avoid Seagate drives, cos their too loud. Aslo IBM cos they cost too much. Other than that their isnt all that much difference.

One point is SCSI and IDE - SCSI is superior in every way, but is usualy only found in business machines. You can have both types in one machine, but you need to buy interface cards and its a pain to set up. Stick with IDE unless you *really* need more performance, and have a profound desire to mess around inside the case for hours.