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    3 slots = 3gb ram?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by stx273, Feb 18, 2008.

  1. stx273

    stx273 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Maybe this is a dumb question:

    I'm getting an xps 1530 w/ 1 gb ram and upgrading it to 2gb myself. I was just wondering though (out of curiosity) if there are only two accessible mem slots, how is it possible to get 3 gb dual channel as the website claims. You would need 4 sticks (2x1gb, 2x516mb.)
     
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    You can have combinations, e.g. 1.5GB = 1x1GB and 1x512MB, therefore for 3GB = 1x1GB + 1x2GB ram sticks.
     
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    is that still considered dual channel then?
     
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    Read the sticky on duel channel.
     
    ChristopherAKAO4, Feb 18, 2008
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    Yes. Only 2GB out of the 3GB would be used in dual channel mode.
     
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    I believe because of Intel Flex Memory Technology on the Santa Rosa chipset in a 1gb x 2gb setup you will get duel channel for the matching size and the the leftover 1 gig in the 2gb stick will run at single channel. So you get 2gb running in duel channel and 1 gb in single channel for 3 gigs total. Some one please correct me if I'm wrong on this.
     
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    o ok so they r only telling half the truth, i figured that
     
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    Flex Memory is not new to "Santa Rosa" chipset (965) it has been around for several generations of chipsets, at least 3 maybe more, I forgot.
     
    powerpack, Feb 18, 2008
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