1. You need to upgrade memory in a system but you don't have the motherboard documentation available. You open the case and notice that the board has four DIMM slots; three slots are colored yellow and one slot is black. What type of DIMM does the board l
The three yellow slots probably indicate triple channeling, which means the board uses DDR3 DIMMs. To know for sure, remove a DIMM and look for the position of the notch on the DIMM.!
2. If your motherboard supports DIMM memory, will RIMM memory still work on the board?
No, you can only use the type of memory module the board is designed to support.
3. If your motherboard supports ECC SDRAM memory, can you substitute non-ECC SDRAM memory? If your motherboard supports buffered SDRAM memory, can you substitute unbuffered SDRAM modules?
You can substitute non-ECC memory on an ECC board, and the error-checking feature will be shown disabled in BIOS setup. You cannot use unbuffered SDRAM on a motherboard that supports buffered memory, because the notches on buffered DIMMs are in different
4. Your motherboard supports dual channeling and you currently have two slots used in Channel A on the board; each module holds 1 GB. You want to install an additional 1 GB of RAM. Will your system run faster if you install two 512 MB DIMMs or one 1 GB DI
The system will run faster if you install two DIMMs because dual channeling can be used if both Channel B slots are filled. Dual channeling is faster than single channeling.