[ale] Ot: ddr3 dual mode

[Boris Borisov]

Isn't that's why they created big memory chips on first place. Because of
hungry Windows :)
On Feb 25, 2016 5:49 PM, "Lightner, Jeff" <JLightner at dsservices.com> wrote:

> I don't know about bad memory ruining Windows but I think installing
> Windows is a way to waste perfectly good memory :p
>
>
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> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Jim
> Kinney
> Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2016 5:38 PM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [ale] Ot: ddr3 dual mode
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>
> On February 25, 2016 5:34:42 PM EST, Greg Clifton <gccfof5 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >Part 2 YES! and so can bad power. NEVER use a crappy, cheap, light in
> >weight, power supply no matter what the sticker says it is rated at. I
> >once knew of a vendor of computer parts in Norcross who had power
> >supplies without stickers and put what ever sticker on the power supply
> >that the customer wanted (back in those days something like 150, 200 or
> >250
> >Watt) on
> >the same supplies. I expect the quality of even crappy power supplies
> >is better now than then (nearly 30 years ago), but when it comes to
> >power supplies, you pretty much get what you pay for and heavier power
> >supplies have more capacity to maintain the rated output, esp in noisy
> >AC supply environments.
>
> +100
>
> >
> >On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 4:38 PM, Boris Borisov <bugyatl at gmail.com>
> >wrote:
> >
> >> Ok I did put them in two slots 0 and 1 which were in blue color. But
> >> memtest still shows single channel mode. Maybe is bios option or
> >something
> >> else I didn't had time to play. PC is part from equipment buried
> >behind
> >> wires so no time to do it twice.
> >>
> >> Thanks for all opinions.
> >>
> >> Part 2 question:
> >>
> >> Can bad memory ruin Windows install?
> >> On Feb 25, 2016 3:38 PM, "Greg Clifton" <gccfof5 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Yes, start with the lowest numbered slots as mentioned above 0 or 1
> >as
> >>> the case may be, but the like colored slots should be labeled 0A and
> >0B or
> >>> 1A and 1B and 2A and 2B, and so forth. Most motherboards can work
> >with a
> >>> single memory module installed and in a single CPU motherboard, it
> >probably
> >>> won't matter which color slots you use, but in order to benefit from
> >the
> >>> dual channel nature (and thus best memory performance) of the
> >motherboard,
> >>> put the modules in like colored slots.
> >>>
> >>> On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 3:06 PM, DJ-Pfulio <djpfulio at jdpfu.com>
> >wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> On 02/25/2016 12:36 PM, Boris Borisov wrote:
> >>>> > I have 2 sticks by 2gb. My mobo has 4 slots 2 dark and 2 light
> >>>> colored. Where
> >>>> > should I insert sticks to get dual channel working.
> >>>> >
> >>>> > No Google time. Don't shoot me :)
> >>>>
> >>>> Every motherboard is different, so if you don't look it up, you'll
> >never
> >>>> know.
> >>>>
> >>>> RTFM for the motherboard.
> >>>>
> >>>> Put them in the same colored slots starting with slot 0.  That
> >should be
> >>>> safe to
> >>>> get the most performance.
> >>>>
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