Idiot Question About Ram Placement

david86

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Just a quick question I'm not sure where to put my Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 TwinX (2x1GB) into my motherboard, either the two orange slots or is it just orange and the black one next to it?

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rickpcnerd

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i think u want to have this memory sticks in Dual Chanel to double the memory bandwidth. To enable Dual Channel place one stick of ram in Slot 1 and other stick on slot 3, wish will be both oranges, and done.enjoy pc.
make sure power supply its unplug before installation.
 

mad-dog

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David86, have you read the handbook that came with your motherboard......?
counting slots from the bottom up you have 4, 2 yellow, 2 black
The first 2 slots are socket A1 and B1
The next 2 slots are socket A2 and B2
 

david86

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I tried reading the manual but I don't understand thats why I'm posting here.

From top to bottom they are:

DIMM_A1 RAM Currently Here
DIMM_A2 RAM Currently Here

DIMM_B1 Should Be Here?
DIMM_B2


This is the problem I have.
 

AMDThunder

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Yep, that's why they're color coded. Place both sticks in the orange slots to run in dual channel. If you didn't have dual channel ram, it wouldn't matter.