Hi, I'm a new user on these forums and not very schooled in issues of hardware, so I apologize if my questions seem ignorant.
I recently bought a new computer, with 2 gigs of corsair dual ddr memory in 2 dimms. The configuration runs fine in slots 1 & 3, (bios recognizes the memory as ddr 400, dual channel, 128 bit) but if I put them in slots 1 & 2 the bios recognizes them as ddr 333, single channel, 64 bit.
I believe this is the model i have: http://www.corsair.com/corsair/products/specs/cmx1024-3200pro.pdf
Normally this wouldnt bother me, because I could simply keep them in positions 1 and 3 and all is well. However, at some point in the future I'd like the option of upgrading to 4 gigs. Is there any way to get my current ram to work at full speed with its neighbor slot occupied?
My second question has to do with my old ram, which was 2 gigabytes of corsair ddr 400, dual channel memory matched pair. To my untrained eye, my old ram and new ram seem to be identical, but my new computer does not recognize the old ram at all. I tried installing just my old ram, and the computer will not even post. Is this some hardware incompatibility? Or have I made an error somewhere in the bios?
This is the model of my old memory, im sure the corsair website's description is better than mine.
http://www.corsair.com/corsair/products/specs/TWINX2048-3200C2PRO.pdf
Any help is appreciated, and I'm sorry if this post is redundant but in my hours of searching the internet I couldnt find anything that helped my specific problem.
My hardware configuration:
Asus A8N-SLI premium
AMD x2 4800
2 gb corsair dual channel ddr400
geforce 6200 (with turbocache)
creative x-fi xtrememusic
2x Western Digital 740GD Raptor 74GB in raid 0
thermaltake 680 watt power supply
I recently bought a new computer, with 2 gigs of corsair dual ddr memory in 2 dimms. The configuration runs fine in slots 1 & 3, (bios recognizes the memory as ddr 400, dual channel, 128 bit) but if I put them in slots 1 & 2 the bios recognizes them as ddr 333, single channel, 64 bit.
I believe this is the model i have: http://www.corsair.com/corsair/products/specs/cmx1024-3200pro.pdf
Normally this wouldnt bother me, because I could simply keep them in positions 1 and 3 and all is well. However, at some point in the future I'd like the option of upgrading to 4 gigs. Is there any way to get my current ram to work at full speed with its neighbor slot occupied?
My second question has to do with my old ram, which was 2 gigabytes of corsair ddr 400, dual channel memory matched pair. To my untrained eye, my old ram and new ram seem to be identical, but my new computer does not recognize the old ram at all. I tried installing just my old ram, and the computer will not even post. Is this some hardware incompatibility? Or have I made an error somewhere in the bios?
This is the model of my old memory, im sure the corsair website's description is better than mine.
http://www.corsair.com/corsair/products/specs/TWINX2048-3200C2PRO.pdf
Any help is appreciated, and I'm sorry if this post is redundant but in my hours of searching the internet I couldnt find anything that helped my specific problem.
My hardware configuration:
Asus A8N-SLI premium
AMD x2 4800
2 gb corsair dual channel ddr400
geforce 6200 (with turbocache)
creative x-fi xtrememusic
2x Western Digital 740GD Raptor 74GB in raid 0
thermaltake 680 watt power supply