RE: [Slightlt OT] - PC mobos and memory.

["Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> If your running the 2 x 1GB sticks in Dual DDR mode then they
> *have* to be exactly matched i.e. you really needed to buy
> the sticks from the same manufacturer as a matched pair.
> Even two sticks of the same model from the same manufacturer
> can be incompatible, so usually a manufacturer will pull two
> sticks from the production line and test them for
> compatibility and then sell them as a set (at a premium!)
>
> 2 options spring to mind ;
> 1) if you have 4 memory slots (i.e. 2 Bank pairs) try putting
> the second stick in the other bank so they are not interleaved.
> 2) Have a look in the PC BIOS and see if you can turn of
> DualDDR memory access.
>
> If that doesn't work then check the BIOS and check for memory
> performance parameters ; usually under clocking the memory
> slightly will solve this.
>
> Marcus

Sensible advice but the refusal of the board to work with 2Gb in it is down
to the memory slot - it has a dodgy connection on it somewhere - rather
than
it trying to run dual channel. :-D

Phil