Do I need to re-install Windows 7 if I upgrade my cpu?

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philthefluter

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I have only 1 Gb RAM in a Gigabyte system. To increase RAM I have to upgrade the CPU. If I do this will I need to re-install Windows 7 (which itself is an upgrade disk from XP).

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Is that the foll quote from the manual?
I believe the board supports modules up to 2GB for a total of 4GB memory.
This is definitely true of the rev 6.6 board. I can't find a link for earlier revisions.

RAM is sold in kits that have been tested together.
Buying two individual sticks is not quite the same thing.
They won't guarantee that your two sticks will work together, but there is a good chance they will.
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It doesn't make sense though that you need to upgrade your CPU to install more RAM.[/quotemsg]

Thanks Vincent. I have now re-read my Gigabyte handbook and may have interpreted Note 1 wrongly! It says 'To use a DDRII 667 memory module you must install a 1066/800 MHz FSB processor'. I took this to mean I do have to install a new processor. Of course if my processor is in fact a 1066/800 processor I won't have to. My processor is an Intel Pentium Dual CPU E2160 1.80 GHz. Do you know if this is 1066/800?

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Excellent.
Motherboard: Gigabyte FSB 1066; GA 945GCMX-S2.
Too small to read without pulling memory stick out but handbook says "dual channel DDRII 667/533 unbuffered DIMMs supported".
2 RAM slots with one currently used.
Further info from handbook: Dual channel mode will not be enabled if only one memory module is fitted. To enable dual channel mode install 2 modules in DDRII1 and DDRII2 sockets (it is recommended to use modules of identical brand, size, chips and speed). Would I be best off buying two new modules? Should they be 667 or 800?

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DDR2-800 is not supported by your motherboard.
DDR2-667 and DDR2-533 are supported.
Best to get DDR2-667.
This must be unbuffered memory (not ECC).

Your existing module will not likely work with a new module.
Best to buy a kit with two modules, either 2x1GB for 2GB of RAM or 2x2GB for 4GB of RAM.
Example 2x1GB kit:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231055
Example 2x2GB kit:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231120
 
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Brilliant - many thanks. As I am in UK I can get this (PC2-5300 not PC2-5400) from MrMemory for £28 for the two delivered.

Do I need to change settings in my BIOS? eg to enable Dual Channel mode?

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I believe PC2-5300 or PC2-5400 are OK.
The memory must be 240-pin unbuffered memory.
Do you have a link to the memory you want to buy?
 
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Is that the foll quote from the manual?
I believe the board supports modules up to 2GB for a total of 4GB memory.
This is definitely true of the rev 6.6 board. I can't find a link for earlier revisions.

RAM is sold in kits that have been tested together.
Buying two individual sticks is not quite the same thing.
They won't guarantee that your two sticks will work together, but there is a good chance they will.
 
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