Question for BX board users

[hk10Mbps]

I'm using Abit's BH6 motherboard which uses BX chipset. I want to add memory to my system, so today I went to computer shop to buy RAM. But the sales clerk told me I must use double-sided ram for my BX board. So is it true? Because double sided ram cost much more and I can't find information in the user manual. I prefer hearing from actual BX board users. THX.

 

[Biggs]

Yup, it's true, it's true. Make sure the memory you get is double-sided and not more than 256MB per stick. The reasons behind this are the BX's "limitations". Cheers.

 

[hk10Mbps]

But document on Intel's web site say it does support single sided and 1G-per-stick ram. WTH.

 

[Trashman]

Even in the manual it states that it supports both single and double sided memory. I'm not a memory expert but I believe that if you mix single and double-sided memory they have to go in certain order...like Bank 0 would have single, then bank 1 should have double.
If your adding memory, what do you have in there now?
As far as I know with the BX boards 256MB per stick is max, that board has 3 slots so 768MB is max total.

 

[Biggs]

Erm, a slight correction on what I've just said. What I meant was, if you're going to put a single 256MB stick, make sure it's double-sided, otherwise, only half the amount would be detected.

But document on Intel's web site say it does support single sided and 1G-per-stick ram. WTH.

Can you site the exact URL you got this information from? Yes, it supports single-sided memory(according to my errata above) but it shouldn't be any higher than 128MB per stick. You also might have confused the 1GB total amount of memory support.

Cheers.

 

[Kingofcomputer]

BX chipset supports dimm with up to 128Mbit chips only.
You can use single side dimm with 128Mbit chips, that's 128MB dimm.
If you want to use 256MB dimm, it must be double side, otherwise single side is with 256Mbit chips.

 

[Adul]

use crucial memory selector for you mb and you'll get the proper memory

 

[hk10Mbps]

Thanks everyone, I have bought two 256M double sided ram and it works fine, but it may work with the cheaper single sided, I don't know. Here is the link from intel:
http://www.intel.com/design/chipsets/datashts/29063301.pdf

 

[Muadib]

Originally posted by: Adul
use crucial memory selector for you mb and you'll get the proper memory

Linked!!!

 

[Jhhnn]

It's not the double or single sidedness that matters, memory density just can't exceed 16meg/chip. 128meg sticks must have 8 chips, 256megs must have 16. Late model high density memory has 32megs/chip, and the BX can't handle the addressing scheme....

 

[boomerang]

Originally posted by: Adul
use crucial memory selector for you mb and you'll get the proper memory

Absolutely. Lately they've had great prices and free shipping. Fast too. I usually have it in two days.