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Originally posted by harleyquinn:
NS, does this mean that if there are 4 slots, they must all have say 16MB cards in them or can 2 have 16 MB cards and the other 2 have nothing? Sorry if that seems like a simple question, I'm learning my way through all this. Personally, I wish my friend would just get something new.
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Depends on the bank grouping. There should be a label on the board to show the grouping if there is one. Something like {.....Bank 0 ....}{.....Bank 1.....}. The ones that are grouped need the same chip in all slots. For example I once had a MoBo with 8 slots, grouped in two banks of 4. Bank 0 must have memory in it and should have the fastest chips. Bank 1 doesn't need anything.
To use your example, if there are 4 slots, they could be grouped singly or 2x2. If grouped, then you would need 2 16 MB chips of the same speed (70 ns for ex). They may not be grouped so then you could use only 1 16 MB chip.
Confusing .... no? [img]smile.gif[/img]
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