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    Micro-Star K7N2G MS-6570 mobo

    Explain sumptin' to me will ya' all....Hey Bipolar...ya'out there?

    Question 1...
    On this motherboard...old extinct or whatever
    if its is dual channel memory...will it support regular DDR1 memory non-dual channel

    Question 2...
    and what does it mean when it says...
    "NOTE: nForce2 will NOT support x4 memory device. 1GB can be made by other density of dram chip such as x 8, x16."

    excerpt from website mobo specs...

    https://www.usereasy.com/product_6370.html

    100/133/166(200/266/333)MHz clocks are supported.
    Main Memory

    • Supports six memory banks using three 184-pin DDR DIMMs
    • Support Dual channel PC3200/2700/2100/1600 DDR SDRAMs
    • Supports both 64-bit and 128-bit DDR SDRAM
    • Maximum memory size of 3GB

    NOTE: nForce2 will NOT support x4 memory device. 1GB can be made by other density of dram chip such as x 8, x16.
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    Socket A mobo - no dual channel.
    http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?f...t2_no=&cat3_no=

    What Crucial says about ram.
    http://www.crucial.com/store/listpar...%20%28K7N2G%29


    Xp installed, then 1 GB of ram is optimum.

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    1. yes, NF2 chipset can handle both single channel and dual channel configurations. You just have to follow the motherboards rules.

    2. It has to do with chip density. See the section on chip density here .

    I do agree that when unsure what memory to use, then use the advice of a good quality memory configuration. Crucial , Kingston, Corsair are among the best.

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    Also, most memory will work in "Dual Channel Mode" -- if memory is labelled "Dual Channel" it simply means it is certified to work in Dual Channel operation

    90% of the time though any suitable RAM arranged in the the configuration(s) shown in the manual will result in Dual Channel operation.

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    From what I could gather with your advice tips and reading up through the links you provided me on memory, if I am using single channel in a setup...

    just be sure to insert them in the motherboard as per guides in the manual.

    Say on a board with 4 slots, then set up the memory modules as it directs...in slot 1-3 configuration and slot 2-4 configuration but don't set it up with 3 boards in 1-2-3 per say

    correct?
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    Yep, populatiing an odd number of slots will disable dual channel.

    Basically you cant run one pair in dual channel and the remaining stick in single -- they have to be all either single or dual.

    As such, you need either two sticks, or four sticks (of equal size) to enable dual channel

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