How do I know if dual channel DDR is working?

[Gunslinger08]

I don't see an option for it in the BIOS of my Shuttle AN35N Ultra, so how do I know if it's enabled/working?

 

[Fern]

Originally posted by: joshsquall
I don't see an option for it in the BIOS of my Shuttle AN35N Ultra, so how do I know if it's enabled/working?

There is no option in BIOS for any nForce2 mobo AFAIK.

When you boot up, if you look quick, it'll say "Dual Channel" in the BIOS screen.

 

[jonnylingo]

Use CPU-Z. It will tell you what your memory timings are and whether or not they are running in dual channel.

http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

 

[Larcher]

Well as long as you have your memory in slots 1 and 3 or slots 2 and 4 it should be working in dual channel mode without doing anything else. Dual channel mode is determined by the memory position in the memory slots that's all that's needed for dual channel mode as stated above. Hope this helps.

 

[Fern]

Hi Larcher,

The nForce mobo's only have 3 dimm slots. Dual Channel is slot #3 & 2, or #3 & 1.

Fern

 

[Larcher]

Then I would think it would be 1 and 3 because my understanding is you can't have memory right next to each other to work in dual channel mode.