How can I tell how much memory my motherboard can handle?

If the memory isn't even part of the motherboard, excuse my noobiness, but I know there's a program that tells you how much memory your computer allows you to have. I need to use that. I only have 512 mb right now and I want to buy some new memory.Thanks. How can I tell how much memory my motherboard can handle?
www.crucial.com %26 use the memory finder on the website, it is accurate and it worked for me, although it may be possible to use more on my system. Also, go to your manufacturers website and look up the motherboard specs for an idea of how much your system can use.How can I tell how much memory my motherboard can handle?
My computer has one free socket for memory. I'm going to take out my 512 and put in two 1gigs because each socket can only hold up to 1gb. But it said that it can only have these types of memory. DDR PC2700,DDR PC3200. Can anyone tell me how I'm suppose to get memory now? I don't know how to look for these things.
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[QUOTE=''DMRaMeX'']My computer has one free socket for memory. I'm going to take out my 512 and put in two 1gigs because each socket can only hold up to 1gb. But it said that it can only have these types of memory. DDR PC2700,DDR PC3200. Can anyone tell me how I'm suppose to get memory now? I don't know how to look for these things.[/QUOTE] Evidently you are offending everyone with your n00bness because no one is answering, but never fear, covertgamer is here to help! You can get sticks of memory on any electronics dealing website (Tiger Electroncs, Newegg, etc.) I prefer Newegg as that is where I bought my memory last and probably will again. Go to www.newegg.com and scroll over ''computer hardware'' then scroll over ''memory'' and click on it. At this point, I recommend using the ''memory configurator'' on the left hand side of the screen to double check what your system can use. Check it by motherboard type and ''Desktop PC'' manufacturer type as I got two different answers for my PC. If you order memory from Newegg and it doesn't work even though the memory configurator suggested it, you can RMA it for free according to a customer service rep I emailed.Curious to know, what is the FSB (Front Side Bus) rating of your CPU (Central Processing Unit)? 400 MHz, 533 MHz, or 800 MHz? If it is less than 800 Mhz, you can order the 3200 speed and it will downscale to the FSB rating of your CPU, so if you don't know this or you plan to upgrade your CPU like I did to a faster one, PC3200 is a safe bet.