Dual Channel?

[Kageboshi]

This may sound stupid, but I bought 1 GB of corsair twinx PC3200 C2, and when I turn on the pc it says that the memory is running in "single channel:, how do I change it to "dual Channel" for better performance? . BTW, my MB is an Asus p4p800 de;uxe, and i checked the bios for something related to dual channel, but i cant find it :S .

 

[Crashman]

You have to have the memory mounted in specific slots to enable dual channel mode, try moving the second DIMM to the next slot over and see if it works, or look for more information in the manual.

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[neveroldmilk]

Remember to put the mems in the same colors slots.

 

[Caimbeul]

you dont need to put them in the same couloured slots to get Dual Channel, you need to put one stick in slot one and the other in slot 3. switch it on and see!

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[neveroldmilk]

Donnt you know some dual channels mobo make slot1 and slot3 the same color?Most good 865/875 and Nforce2 do so.

 

[Caimbeul]

Apparently not :tongue: lol, I have an ASUS N-Force2 and I also Have a spare MSI N-Force2. All I can say is that it is not the case with these 2.

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[neveroldmilk]

Poor guys!Every 865/875 i have seen get this feature.

 

[TheMASK]

DFI, ECS, Intel, MSI, QDI, Soltek, Soyo...these 865/875 mobos dont have color coding on the memory slots

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[Kageboshi]

Thanks to everyone, It worked when I used the 1st and 3rd slot, the 2 were blue colored. BTW, how do I check at what frequency is the ram working? . Is there any software that does this ? .<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by Kageboshi on 08/30/03 08:25 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[TheMASK]

Try <A HREF="http://www.sisoftware.net/sandra/" target="_new">SiSoftware Sandra</A>.

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