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Dual Channel memory
Can I install one stick of memory alone into Dual Channel memory motherboards or do I have to instal it into pairs. The way I understand it I can have just one stick and it will work But I wont be able to get dual channel mode.... Will my computer still work with just one stick?
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I don't have the motherboard yet... I am going to order it its the SY-P4I875P DRAGON 2 and I want to know If i really have to order two sticks or just one... I just want to order the Kingston 512MB DDR 400 for right now I dont want to order the two of them.
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Just for a little note. If you are waiting to buy two sticks, you might end up having to buy two sticks in the future. To achieve dual channel you have to have two identical RAM modules. If you wait to by another module you might not get the same type of module and your dual channel will not work. When you buy your next module you need to make sure that you are purchasing the exact same model number that you have now. And if you wait to long Kingston might stop running that module. There would still be people selling them, but it might make them harder to find.
It depends on the motherboard. What does the motherboard spec say?
Put in the one stick into the first slot and see if computer will boot up.