H hemir1 Distinguished Oct 30, 2007 125 0 18,680 Nov 17, 2007 #1 i currently have 2 x 256mb ddr ram and have 2 slots, can i take one out and add a 512? will it benefit? i already have the 512mb ram not installed yet
i currently have 2 x 256mb ddr ram and have 2 slots, can i take one out and add a 512? will it benefit? i already have the 512mb ram not installed yet
W WazzaUK Distinguished Oct 4, 2007 193 0 18,690 Nov 17, 2007 #2 if the RAM is running in dual channel mode then no..... memory modules must be the same (matched pair)...... Otherwise yeh (may or may not work). Memory speed will be set at the speed of the slowest memory module.
if the RAM is running in dual channel mode then no..... memory modules must be the same (matched pair)...... Otherwise yeh (may or may not work). Memory speed will be set at the speed of the slowest memory module.
H hemir1 Distinguished Oct 30, 2007 125 0 18,680 Nov 17, 2007 #3 how do i know if i am in dual channel mode?
W WazzaUK Distinguished Oct 4, 2007 193 0 18,690 Nov 17, 2007 #4 should report whether dual/single channel when booting.... eg. Single Channel 64-bit/Dual Channel 128-bit tbh - might of saved time with all this posting just by trying the memory......
should report whether dual/single channel when booting.... eg. Single Channel 64-bit/Dual Channel 128-bit tbh - might of saved time with all this posting just by trying the memory......