dual channel

[TheArabian]

i bought some ram that said it was dual channel... what does that mean and how do i make it work?

 

[arcenite]

Originally posted by: TheArabian
i bought some ram that said it was dual channel... what does that mean and how do i make it work?

you plug it into the slots that are the same color, and you're good to go.

 

[sonoma1993]

it means those two sticks of ram you bought were tested to work in dual channel mode. They package those two sticks of ram together because they wont have any problems when you run them in dual channel mode.

 

[TheArabian]

how do i run them in dual channel mode?

 

[rs1089]

If your motherboard supports it, it should run right away with no need for configuration. You should look at your POST messages and use a diagnostic program to confirm that the memory is running dual channel.

 

[n7]

Originally posted by: arcenite

Originally posted by: TheArabian
i bought some ram that said it was dual channel... what does that mean and how do i make it work?

you plug it into the slots that are the same color, and you're good to go.

Err, not necessarily.

Some mobos have the colors for dual channel opposite.

RTM for correct locations.

 

[stevty2889]

Originally posted by: TheArabian
how do i run them in dual channel mode?

Well unless you give us at least some info thats a bit hard to answer..your motherboard has to support it, or if it's an A64 then it has to be socket 939, since 754 doesnt' support dual channel.

 

[TheArabian]

if you look at my rig you can see what i have. my processor is a 3000+ barton

 

[hans030390]

Well, to run my system in dual channel, it's like this... I have 4 slots for RAM. There are two slots close together, and then a bit separated from that is the other two. If you put one in the first slot of each of those "groups", it runs in dual channel.

You might have different setup though, so possibly match colors or something like suggested?

 

[stevty2889]

Originally posted by: TheArabian
if you look at my rig you can see what i have. my processor is a 3000+ barton

Then it might help to fix the link to your rig, cause it's broken..

 

[TheArabian]

ok fixed it

 

[allanon1965]

you are running a socket A processor? dual channel is not supported for socket A or 754...

 

[stevty2889]

Originally posted by: allanon1965
you are running a socket A processor? dual channel is not supported for socket A or 754...

Wrong, there are plenty of socket A motherboards that support dual channel..

 

[stevty2889]

Well the only thing I can suggest is to read the manual. Your motherboard only has 2 dimm sockets, so you obviously can't put them in the wrong ones. Run CPU-z and it should tell you if you are in dual channel mode or not. If not look in the manual to see if you need to enable it in bios or not.

 

[TheArabian]

what is CPU-z

 

[stevty2889]

It's a program that identifies your CPU, but it also identifies your ram, what the timings are, and weather it running dual or single channel. Just do a google search and download it..

 

[TheArabian]

well it says my channel # is dual, so is that it?

 

[stevty2889]

Yep, that means it's running in dual channel, you are good to go.