I recently fitted a Kingston DDR2 1GB 800mhz module on my Intel D102GGC2 motherboard. The board has two slots for RAM & supports a maximum of 2GB. One slot was occupied by a Dynet DDR2 512MB 533mhz module. So I expected the total memory would be ~1.5GB.
However, only the Kingston module is recognized. The Dynet module is not recognized - neither by Windows, nor by the BIOS. The BIOS states that one slot has 1024MB RAM while there is nothing installed on the other slot. However, a 3rd party program, SIW [System Information for Windows], can see both slots occupied but states that the mobo only supports a maximum of 1GB [which is incorrect] & therefore puts the total RAM installed at ~1GB.
So far I've installed both modules individually one at a time, interchanged the slots in which they were fitted & also updated the BIOS to the latest version. After trying out all of the permutations as stated above, I've concluded that the hardware [both modules as well as both slots] is fine.
It should work if you install compatible memory modules, i.e., DDR2 533 MHz modules. None of the sites have DDR2 800 MHz modules listed for that motherboard.
True. The board is rated to support up to 533mhz only. But the 800mhz does work though at 533mhz speed [as it should]. It is the 533mhz ram which is not being recognized.