This is likely dual channel (each color indicates a separate channel anymore) do you have a make/model i can find out some ram compatibility for you On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 10:17 AM, Mark Jarvis wrote: > > I'm somewhat disappointed that this motherboard has only two memory slots. > They are different colors, whatever that means with only two slots. > > > Eric Shubert wrote: > > Mark Jarvis wrote: > > > With the holiday season over, I decided to upgrade my system from 1GB to > 2GB RAM. The memory I had was DDR2-800 Memory Expert from Adata. The > place I'd originally bought the motherboard & memory from no longer > carried that brand, but their tech guy said that other brands, for > example Kingston, should work with it with no problem. (Yeah, Right!) I > had a gift card from Fry's burning a hole in my pocket, so I got a 1GB > DDR2-800 Kingston stick at Fry's. > > Now the problem. Either stick alone shows as DDR2-800 in POST. Both > together show as DDR2-667. GRRRRR! > > I can : > 1) Live with it. It's only a 16-17% drop in speed. > > 2) Take it back, get another Kingston or another brand (Patriot?), > cross my fingers & hope. > > 3) Take it back and order a matching Adata stick online. > > 4) Buy another Kingston 1GB to make a pair and try to sell the old > Adata for $10 or $15. > > Any suggestions? > > > I'm not an expert on memory, but I'll chime in anyhow. ;) > > Is this a dual channel MB? If so, I would try putting them on separate > channels (different colored slots). My understanding is that matching > memory sticks for dual channel mode (cards in samed colored slots) is > hit and miss, even w/in the same brand. > > That being said, if you decide to try to get back to 800, I would go the > Kingston route. I recently received a 1G Kingston stick in a trade > transaction that was bad. Kingston customer service was very good. The > stick had a lifetime warranty, and they replaced it with no problem (I > only had to pay shipping). I asked at the time about pairing it up for > dual channel use, and they said that if I had 2 Kingston sticks that > didn't work together in dual channel mode, that they would replace them > with 2 that were paired. Again, I would only need to pay shipping. > > If you want that kind of service, make sure your ram has a lifetime > warranty. Some does, some doesn't. > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss