Computer Hope
Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: artbuc on April 21, 2014, 05:17:46 AM
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I am totally confused! I have a HP a1600n operating on Win 7 32 bit:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00757531&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en#N116
Slots 1/2 are blue, slots 3/4 are black. Right now I have two 512 PC-2 5300 sticks in slots 1 and 2. I am purchasing two 1MB PC-2 5300 sticks.
1. Shouldn't my two existing 512 sticks be in slots 1/3 or 2/4 to get dual vs single channel performance?
2. How should I arrange the new sticks?
From what I have read on HP forums, the higher density sticks should always be in the blue slots. Not sure if higher density means higher RAM.
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Scratch that first post. I just realized CPU-Z shows my PC is operating in dual channel. When I get the new 1GB sticks, I will put them in the blue slots and move the existing 512MB into the black slots.
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There ya go...
Different MBoard manuf. do it different ways...
So for example on one manuf. dual channel may be slots 1 and 3...and 2 and 4...whereas on yours it is 1 and 2 ...and 3 and 4.
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There ya go...
Different MBoard manuf. do it different ways...
So for example on one manuf. dual channel may be slots 1 and 3...and 2 and 4...whereas on yours it is 1 and 2 ...and 3 and 4.
Thanks Patio. I have been looking but can not find a definitive answer...maybe it does not make any difference; but, do you know if the 1 GB sticks should go in the blue channel and the lesser RAM 512MB sticks should go in the black channel?
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Thats how i would do it.
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Thats how i would do it.
Thanks. Considered it done. Sticks should be here by Friday. Hopefully new video card will arrive about the same time so I can install both at the same time.