My Satellite C660 is very slow

Hello

I have a C660-2E1, who still runs very slow because I bought it two years ago and I know that I should have done something before now.

I noticed that it has only 1 GB of RAM, this could be the problem?

I went to replace the 1 GB with 4 GB Module.Does does anyone know if this should be a 2 X 2 GB matched pair or can I use a single module?

I understand that as I am running Windows 7 Home Edition that it treats a maximum of 4 GB?

> I noticed that it has only 1 GB of RAM, this could be the problem?

Yes, 1 GB of RAM is certainly not enough to get the laptop works well.
I recommend you to upgrade the laptop up to 4 GB of RAM or more, the RAM can be expanded up to 8 GB of RAM (2 x 4 GB of RAM)

The compatible RAM modules are:

2 GB PC2 DDR3 1333 MHz (number PA3918U-1M2G)
4GB PC2 DDR3 1333 MHz (number PA3918U-1M4G)

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