| Subject: More memory |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general |
| Date: 5/13/2008 10:44:28 PM |
| From: "will_s" [Email Address Protection] |
Had some Corsair memory ( 2x1024 dual channel ) that failed so brought some Geil ( 2x1024 dual channel ) . When I recieved the replacment Corsair I put it back in and no problems .Now was wondering if I would see any benifit by putting all 4 sticks in the computer ? I would assume that the Corsair Ram setting would default back to the slower Geil Ram settings ( the PC ran quite good why I had the Geil memory in ) Basically I dont want to stuff the computer up but I have the Geil Ram laying around doing nothing. Suggestions ? |
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| Subject: Re: More memory |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general |
| Date: 5/16/2008 10:56:11 PM |
| From: "will_s" [Email Address Protection] |
"Brian Cryer" <www.cryer.co.uk> wrote in message news:ObYbB0ZtIHA.4076@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > "will_s" <losbey@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:uRv8UWYtIHA.4076@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> Had some Corsair memory ( 2x1024 dual channel ) that failed so brought >> some Geil ( 2x1024 dual channel ) . When I recieved the replacment >> Corsair I put it back in and no problems .Now was wondering if I would >> see any benifit by putting all 4 sticks in the computer ? I would assume >> that the Corsair Ram setting would default back to the slower Geil Ram >> settings ( the PC ran quite good why I had the Geil memory in ) >> >> Basically I dont want to stuff the computer up but I have the Geil Ram >> laying around doing nothing. >> >> Suggestions ? > > Try it and see. If you have two different speeds then I would expect the > bios to fall back to the slower - but try it and see. If it doesn't like > it then try swapping the order, it may be necessary to have the slower RAM > in slot A (one of my PCs only worked that way). > > Whether it boots up is probably an adequate check, but if you want to be > certain then: > a. turn on the full memory check in the bios - this may be disabling the > quick boot or equivalent. > b. download a memory checker that will run in windows (sorry don't have > any recommendations, but I do recall there used to be a few free ones) > if everything seems fine then great. Any problems and wip out the slower > RAM. > > Assuming your PC will take it then Vista will benefit from the extra RAM. > -- > Brian Cryer > www.cryer.co.uk/brian > just a quick update......memory in and computer working ok |
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