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Dual Channel DDR
Name: seth Date: November 8, 2003 at 14:14:20 Pacific OS: xp CPU/Ram: pc2700
ok 2 questions fisrt, is there a way to take my dual channel ddr off and run them all on single channel so that i can use all 4 dim slots on same channel caus it auto sets it to use 2 for each channel being dual bios and i want to run all 4 sticks instead of just the 2 if anyone know where the setting is to change that pls tell me also i wann overclock my cpu and ram to 400 from 333 anyone know what the voltage controls have to be set at? any other questions just ask thanks for your time .. Seth
Name: OtheHill Date: November 8, 2003 at 15:36:34 Pacific
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Why would you want to do that? Dual channel is better in theory and certainly not worse than single channel. Look at the chart on Pg.21 of your manual for memory combinations.
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Response Number 2
Name: jam Date: November 8, 2003 at 16:09:23 Pacific
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RAM is NOT dual channel...it's the chipset on the board that is dual channel
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Response Number 3
Name: jam Date: November 8, 2003 at 16:13:26 Pacific
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You may wanna read this...especially the 1st few paragraphs explaining why using dual channel with a socket A system is of little benefit...
Name: kungfuguy420 Date: November 8, 2003 at 19:34:47 Pacific
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i know its the mobo thats dual channel fool wanted to know if there was a bios setting i could change so that it runs all 4 sticks at once rather than just the 2 its using.
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Response Number 5
Name: jam Date: November 9, 2003 at 07:46:58 Pacific
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Why not try reading your manual then fool!
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Response Number 6
Name: kungfuguy420 Date: November 9, 2003 at 14:28:04 Pacific
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i already did it dosent tell me how to access the option to change it or i wouldnt be asking need to change dimm settings to ds/ss, ds/ss, ss, ss but it dosent tell me how
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Response Number 7
Name: OtheHill Date: November 9, 2003 at 18:39:25 Pacific
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That is because you can't do it.
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Response Number 8
Name: kungfuguy420 Date: November 10, 2003 at 00:11:29 Pacific
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a friend told me you could but i found out that problem i was having it wont run more that six sides on th mobo extra slot is just for conviencene so had to just run 3 i was just told you could run 4 on that mobo and that you had to change it in the bios somwhere but found out not possible sry for being an ass
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