5punk

I have three problems with my comp, which I will post separately, as they are probably unrelated.

1. RAM

Every time I boot, my BIOS insists I can acheive better performance by inserting my RAM in pairs - dual-channel if you will. However all my RAM is identical, and I've tried inserting it into every orifice in every combination - it still boots up as single channel.

Resolution? Live with it, having to press F4 every restart. I patched the BIOS when I set it up last year, so there may be updates. It's P4 2.6 w 2700 RAM, can't recall the mobo without restarting.

find out the mobo, rtfm.

usually it requires memory to be in the same colour slots, or in different colour slots.

It's an intel 865, and R'ing TFM states that the (identically-coloured) slots are numerated A0, A1, B0, B1.

I have four sticks of 2700 512MB RAM, the two I bought a few months back are in A0 and B0, the two I bought last week are in A1 and B1.

I'm not that bothered if it's single or dual-channel, I just wish the POST would stop whinging about it every time I boot

Does it run in dual channel with only two sticks in? My mobo refuses to run in dual channel if i have all 4 slots filled, so i cant have my old 2x256mb sticks in if i want my new 2x512mb ones to run in dual channel.

No it never ran in dual-channel wherever I put the original 2x512M sticks.

Edit: It's an 865GLC and still showing the OEM's logo at boot, so there's likely an update.

flash the bios? maybe a newer one will fix the issue.

Just had a look, current one BF86510A.86A.0075.P24 seems to be the latest

Will try re-flashing it, anyway.

Nope, it's the newest. Won't let me update as it's "identical".

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