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    ? installing 8mb ram in a new mobo
    « on: January 09, 2010, 05:08:44 PM »
    when I install 4cards in the mobo do I need to install set one in channel a and set 2 in channel b or does'nt it matter if all four cards are from same mfg.

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    Re: ? installing 8mb ram in a new mobo
    « Reply #1 on: January 09, 2010, 05:53:43 PM »
    How much ram are you installing?

    You need to list the motherboard make and model. 
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      « Reply #2 on: January 09, 2010, 06:03:24 PM »
      asus m4n78 promobo
      ocz sli 4096 ddr2 800mhz 2x2048 x2

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      Re: ? installing 8mb ram in a new mobo
      « Reply #3 on: January 09, 2010, 06:07:47 PM »
      Okay, that's 8GB of ram, not 8MB.  I haven't seen that small an amount of ram in over 14 years.  :)

      It doesn't matter if all of the ram is from the same manufacturer.  Some people will argue with that, they just don't know what they are doing.

      Yes, you will need to populate all four of the slots on the motherboard.  If I understand you correctly you have four sticks of ram?
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        Re: ? installing 8mb ram in a new mobo
        « Reply #4 on: January 09, 2010, 06:10:11 PM »
        yes 4 sticks and I had it wrong on mbs thanks for the correction.
        I have them installed as set 1 in a set 2 in b

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        Re: ? installing 8mb ram in a new mobo
        « Reply #5 on: January 09, 2010, 06:15:44 PM »
        That should work fine, you may need to change the sequence of the ram, but should work just fine.
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          Re: ? installing 8mb ram in a new mobo
          « Reply #6 on: January 09, 2010, 06:24:39 PM »
          I started building this new pc this morning
          asus m4n78 pro mobo
          amd phenom x4 quad 98502.5 ghz
          ultra lsp 650 ps
          msi 20x dvdrw sata w/lightscribe
          wd caviar 500gb 7200/16mb/sata3g
          ocz sli 4096 x2=8gb
          cooler master gemini ii cpu fan/coooler

          I just need to find another switch for a reset and speaker then I will be ready for first start up 

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            Re: ? installing 8mb ram in a new mobo
            « Reply #7 on: January 09, 2010, 06:35:46 PM »
            The clicking you just heard was all of us crossing our fingers--good luck,truenorth

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              Re: ? installing 8mb ram in a new mobo
              « Reply #8 on: January 09, 2010, 06:39:23 PM »
              THANKS for the support I was shaking putting the huge cooler on the tiny cpu.
              DONE for the night I need a drink,and have to weld a new front end on my farmall tractor so I can get out of the house.
              Again thanks for the help and support

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              Re: ? installing 8mb ram in a new mobo
              « Reply #9 on: January 09, 2010, 06:43:43 PM »
              THANKS for the support I was shaking putting the huge cooler on the tiny cpu.
              You did put thermal paste on the CPU when you did that right?
               
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              DONE for the night I need a drink,and have to weld a new front end on my farmall tractor so I can get out of the house.
              Sorry to hear that, I absolutely detest welding, at least it will give you a break.

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                « Reply #10 on: January 09, 2010, 06:53:06 PM »
                Yes I put the thermal grease on the cpu I read the instructions ten times before I even started this today and another four times while doing it.
                lo and behold they even have left hand threads on the cooler mounting bracket not listed in the instructions and they didnt say to put the mounting screws on the bracket first eighter,glad i did a test install before actually gettnrdone.

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                Re: ? installing 8mb ram in a new mobo
                « Reply #11 on: January 09, 2010, 07:04:40 PM »
                I just wanted to check that, you'd be surprised how many times the thermal paste gets overlooked.
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                  « Reply #12 on: January 09, 2010, 07:08:51 PM »
                  Quantos I'd like to thank you for the help and concern
                  from alltools nobrains goodnight ,I'm not working on the tractor its 17 below out now

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                  Re: ? installing 8mb ram in a new mobo
                  « Reply #13 on: January 09, 2010, 07:16:49 PM »
                  No problem, it's why we're here.
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                  Re: ? installing 8mb ram in a new mobo
                  « Reply #14 on: January 09, 2010, 07:18:12 PM »
                  The clicking you just heard was all of us crossing our fingers--good luck,truenorth
                  I was grinding my teeth.