Re: dual-core amd question
On Thu, Jan 18, 2007 at 01:33:22PM -0800, Francesco Pietra wrote:
> Thank you. Then, one additional question that I forgot
> before. Planning to replace the 1GB modules with 2GB
> modules, is that correct to replace couples of modules
> (one left, one right) at different times, and not all
> eigth modules at the same time? I plan to use the
> machine with a mixture of 1G-1GB and 2GB-2GB couples
> of memory modules until I get money to replace all.
Follow the manuals instructions and make sure you keep the memory in
each bank on a cpu matches. So you can have 2 x 1GB on one cpu and 2 x
2GB on another and that would be fine. Having 1GB + 2GB banks on one
cpu will hurt performance however since it can only run the first 1GB
dual channel, and the second 1GB (on the 2GB bank) would be single
channel access. Each CPU has two memory banks, usually with 2 or 4
memory sockets per bank. Just keep the size of each bank on a given cpu
identical. The motherboard user manual should tell you exactly how to
put memory in to keep the pairs matched up.
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Len Sorensen
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