DUAL CHANNEL RAM

anthonygrundy · 07-10-2005, 03:46 AM

i got 2 sticks of 256 in the 2 blue slots on my desktop pc with dual channel ram technology

today i bought another stick of 256 and put it in the 3rd black slot. the fourth black slot is still empty.

it won't "pick up" the new stick. it continues to say 512 ram total.

WHY??

Hasse · 07-10-2005, 10:45 AM

That's wierd! But it can be damaged so it cant find it or sometimes you need to but a metal thing in the 4:th slot to make sure that the power goes around but I don't know if that is only for RD-Ram

SprigganX · 07-10-2005, 01:56 PM

hmm weird, read your motherboard manual, it might say someting bout the memory being in the slots, if you add another 256 it will take off dual channel , but it will still have 400mhz speed on the ram.

07-11-2005, 03:58 PM

Some chipsets require modules in multiples of 2x. If in doubt, take out your 2 old sticks and try putting your new one in bank0 all on its lonesome.

KamisoriX · 07-11-2005, 10:59 PM

It's always good to get the same type of RAMs. And always good to get a 2xpack

SprigganX · 07-12-2005, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by KamisoriX@Jul 11 2005, 04:59 PM
It's always good to get the same type of RAMs. And always good to get a 2xpack

and never good to be a spammer,

well anyways...... give feedback if you fixed or not.

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07-10-2005, 03:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
anthonygrundy is on the 1st circle: Limbo Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 6 Hellbux: 442	i got 2 sticks of 256 in the 2 blue slots on my desktop pc with dual channel ram technology today i bought another stick of 256 and put it in the 3rd black slot. the fourth black slot is still empty. it won't "pick up" the new stick. it continues to say 512 ram total. WHY??

07-11-2005, 03:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
GM™ Posts: n/a Hellbux: 0 [Check]	Some chipsets require modules in multiples of 2x. If in doubt, take out your 2 old sticks and try putting your new one in bank0 all on its lonesome.