Hey guys,
I'm planning on doing an upgrade to Window 7 from XP this weekend, and I want to upgrade from 2GB RAM to 4GB. Since I only have 1GB sticks, I'm going to have to occupy all 4 slots. I went to download Win7 drivers from the Gigabyte website, I ran across the following message for this board:
Because of chipset limitations, do not populate both DIMM sockets of the same channel (e.g. DDR and DDR2), or populate 4 DIMM sockets with double-sided memory modules to prevent system's failure to start or incorrect detection of memory modules.
* Because of chipset limitations, when using FSB 1333 MHz CPU with populating all DIMM sockets, memory frequency will be reduced from the original, and system instability or incorrect detection of memory module may be occur.
So I see two problems that might affect me. First, I'm just using DDR2 memory that I have on hand, so all 4 sticks won't be matched.
I've got 2x1GB of Corsair DDR2 800 and 2x1GB of of DDR2 800 Crucial Ballistix (This is the third set of these after 2 have already failed; 3rd times the charm?)
I have to admit, I'm a little unclear as to what double-sided memory modules really are. Does it mean that there's memory chips on both sides of the stick? If so, it looks like the Crucial Ballistix only has it on one side, but I'm not sure about the Corsair stuff.
My CPU is the E8400, so I also have a a CPU running on a 1333 Mhz FSB. What does the second warning mean for me? If it's an issue, are there settings in BIOS I can use to get around or compensate for it?
I'm not really looking to buy a new kit of DDR2 memory at this point (considering it's on the decline), so I'd really like to make what I have work.
I'm planning on doing an upgrade to Window 7 from XP this weekend, and I want to upgrade from 2GB RAM to 4GB. Since I only have 1GB sticks, I'm going to have to occupy all 4 slots. I went to download Win7 drivers from the Gigabyte website, I ran across the following message for this board:
Because of chipset limitations, do not populate both DIMM sockets of the same channel (e.g. DDR and DDR2), or populate 4 DIMM sockets with double-sided memory modules to prevent system's failure to start or incorrect detection of memory modules.
* Because of chipset limitations, when using FSB 1333 MHz CPU with populating all DIMM sockets, memory frequency will be reduced from the original, and system instability or incorrect detection of memory module may be occur.
So I see two problems that might affect me. First, I'm just using DDR2 memory that I have on hand, so all 4 sticks won't be matched.
I've got 2x1GB of Corsair DDR2 800 and 2x1GB of of DDR2 800 Crucial Ballistix (This is the third set of these after 2 have already failed; 3rd times the charm?)
I have to admit, I'm a little unclear as to what double-sided memory modules really are. Does it mean that there's memory chips on both sides of the stick? If so, it looks like the Crucial Ballistix only has it on one side, but I'm not sure about the Corsair stuff.
My CPU is the E8400, so I also have a a CPU running on a 1333 Mhz FSB. What does the second warning mean for me? If it's an issue, are there settings in BIOS I can use to get around or compensate for it?
I'm not really looking to buy a new kit of DDR2 memory at this point (considering it's on the decline), so I'd really like to make what I have work.
