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From: "Andy Medina" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 1:40 AM
Subject: Re: Infrequent and Irregular Windows Lockups
BTW, do you really believe [2048 MB] operating in [Single Channel mode] is
the *same* as [2048 MB] operating in [Dual Channel mode]?
I simply followed the layout for the memory slots. Asus specifies where to
put:
1 of 1 stick
Each of 2 sticks
Each of 3 sticks
Each of 4 sticks goes without instructions as you have to populate all 4
slots.
A1 and B1 slots are blue.
A2 and B2 slots are black.
Instruction #6 addresses your question, "Three DDR DIMM's installed into any
three memory sockets will function in single channel mode.
Ok, so I had 4 1024's in there for a few minutes and it read only 3+GB.
Instruction #5 covers this, "When all four sockets are populated with 1GB
DIMM's (total 4GB), the system may detect onl 3+ GB (a little less than 4
GB) due to the Southbridge resource allocation."
So what do you recommend?
Go back to 2048 MB so I can run dual channel with one set?
Go back up to 3+ GB populating all 4 sockets with 1024's so I can retain
dual channel mode?
Or stay where I am, with Sockets 1, 3 and 2 populated with 1024's making a
total of 3072 running in single channel mode?
Maybe I answered my own question by saying I am happy with my performance
with 3072 in single channel mode. Perhaps it is best for me to leave it
alone now, since Windows is not locking up.
Thanks for helping me to reason on the single vs. dual channel issues and
sending me back to the Asus book,
Chuck
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