Question regarding Dual Memory..

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Uncle Vinnie

Hi,

Quick question re: dual memory...

I have an HP a1310n.. 4 memory slots - all white sockets...

I'm new to 'dual channel'.. in terms of memory... it was printed on the
memory stick package I just bought...

What does this mean in terms of my motherboard?

I have a 1 gig stick in slot 1, a 512 in slot 2, a 512 in slot 3,
slot 4 is empty...

Is this optimum? Thanks!

(Old school was the largest in the first slot, etc... )
 
For you to take advantage of dual channel memory you have to have two sticks
of the exact same memory that are use in pairs (ie slot 1+2 or 1+2,3+4).
Since not all memory is the same you can't take advantage of dual channel
memory. It's not that much of a performance boost if any to worry about.

---Matthew Hicks
 
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