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Answer» Thank you for looking at my post. I had a rattle through some old boxes of computer bits and found a couple of sticks of ram. I put one into my TPG computer, and boot up presented with DDR333 --> Operating in single-channel mode. It has increased the ram to 752 mb from 495 mb, however it also says that Dual-channel operation requires identical paired DIMMs installed across both memory channels. It only has the two slots. The computer works and obviously needs compatible ram chips matching, as in pairs of 256, 500 or 1 gig each so on, but I only have the two slots available. Is there any other way of adding another stick to match the one I put in but also have the third 256 stick in as well? Say and adapter or something? ImnoGuru, I suggest that what you need to establish 1st is what is your objective. Is it to simply find a USE for some RAM sticks that you have lying around or is it to optimise the computer to the maximum RAM it is capable of. If it turns out to be the latter then you should do a TEST (free) from Crucial and determine what the limits and type of RAM suited to your computer. Then you can upgrade to the max RAM capable and i recommend that you install the same brand and type to minimize any compatibility problems that may OCCUR. If on the other hand it is your preference to use what you have then it may well result in conflicts and/or diminished computer performance. It will be denegrated to the slowest performance RAM stick you install. truenorthNo there are no such things as Ram adapters. If you want to have Matching Pairs of Ram in your Computer you need to use 2 Identical Sticks of Ram your best off Buying them as a pair Also there are Paired Slots on the mother Board where you have to put the 2 sticks or the pairing wont actually workThanks truenorth and panboy for your comments. Truenorth, I agree, I do need to determine that aspect. The right answer there was, yes I just had some in a box, however I did want to upgrade to 1 gig on this computer. The one stick I did add only added 256 mb to make it 750 odd. Previously it had 495 mb. The real question I suppose was, what does the Dual-channel refer to, and how might it effect the computer? Both your answers have explained my conundrum. Quote from: truenorth on June 08, 2009, 11:46:55 AM diminished computer performance. It will be denigrated to the slowest performance RAM stick you install. truenorth So, no adapters, get a pair of 500 or 1 gig and go for it. Yeah Many thanks ImnoGuru. Your very welcome.goodluck with the ram upgrade.truenorthI would just go buy 2 gig of ram it will only cost you about $20. Quote from: ImnoGuru on June 09, 2009, 09:30:32 AM The real question I suppose was, what does the Dual-channel refer to, and how might it effect the computer? Both your answers have explained my conundrum. So, no adapters, get a pair of 500 or 1 gig and go for it. Yeah A good article with benchmarks that explains Dual channel ram can be found here http://www.devhardware.com/c/a/Memory/Dual-Channel/ Yes, there are Ram adapters, but they are not worth your time.. You would be better off to get a new "Match Pair" of ram for dual channel if you want/need the performance. Hope this helps. Thank you for your posts, thebled and talthewicked. I didnt realize that ram was so cheap thebled. They don't let me out to much here and least of all in charge of money. I'm a right sucker for believing what people say in shops and they must realize it and milk me for all I'm worth. Talthewicked, I do want some better performace, without so much hassle though of getting adapters and the like. When I look at something from UTube or so, it constantly stalls, loads a bit of info and plays then stalls again. Maybe I'll start a new thread on that when I'm ready to address that problem properly. I suppose this machine only has 2 channels because there are larger ram chips available these days. Really, I dont even know what 2 channel does for me. Quote When I look at something from UTube or so, it constantly stalls, loads a bit of info and plays then stalls again. that would be your network connection.Thank you for that BC_Programmer. I thought exactly the same thing and spat the dummy at my provider. I rang them with just that question and to my surprise they are not my company any more. They have sold me off to another provider. As a result of my transfer, the new company don't provide my plan, so they put me on one comparable to that, however there was an additional cost involved. Now I get less data that COSTS me more... Harumph!! The cso (CUSTOMER service operator) was actually really helpful though. Seeing I was paying for a premium service and not actually getting it. He stayed on the phone and we went through the run cmd, and walked me through everything to reset my computer and modem. The first speed test came in at 671 (xxx whatevers)/ so on.. and after his efforts the new speed test showed an impressive 2700+ speedy things. A bit like a plumber unblocking a gunked up drain. I'm yet to give it a real test though. Like go to UTube or so. I'm really not that interested in those things.... just occasionally. What I've always done, is wait for the entire video to buffer before I watch it. guess I'm weird that way. I don't even need to wait for it to buffer.I had a great one from UTube that was a BMW racing through the mountains. All you can hear is the roar of an engine winding up and down through the gears, then a wild long stream of pure acceleration along a straight, and several gear changes down as the car slows for a corner in the distance. Maybe now, I have (hopefully) sorted out most of my bugs, I can find it again and listen to it without the stalling.

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Thank you for looking at my post.

I had a rattle through some old boxes of computer bits and found a couple of sticks of ram.
I put one into my TPG computer, and boot up presented with

DDR333 --> Operating in single-channel mode.

It has increased the ram to 752 mb from 495 mb, however it also says that Dual-channel operation requires identical paired DIMMs installed across both memory channels. It only has the two slots.

The computer works and obviously needs compatible ram chips matching, as in pairs of 256, 500 or 1 gig each so on, but I only have the two slots available.

Is there any other way of adding another stick to match the one I put in but also have the third 256 stick in as well? Say and adapter or something?

ImnoGuru, I suggest that what you need to establish 1st is what is your objective. Is it to simply find a USE for some RAM sticks that you have lying around or is it to optimise the computer to the maximum RAM it is capable of. If it turns out to be the latter then you should do a TEST (free) from Crucial and determine what the limits and type of RAM suited to your computer. Then you can upgrade to the max RAM capable and i recommend that you install the same brand and type to minimize any compatibility problems that may OCCUR. If on the other hand it is your preference to use what you have then it may well result in conflicts and/or diminished computer performance. It will be denegrated to the slowest performance RAM stick you install. truenorthNo there are no such things as Ram adapters.

If you want to have Matching Pairs of Ram in your Computer you need to use 2 Identical Sticks of Ram your best off Buying them as a pair

Also there are Paired Slots on the mother Board where you have to put the 2 sticks or the pairing wont actually workThanks truenorth and panboy for your comments.

Truenorth, I agree, I do need to determine that aspect. The right answer there was, yes I just had some in a box, however I did want to upgrade to 1 gig on this computer. The one stick I did add only added 256 mb to make it 750 odd. Previously it had 495 mb.

The real question I suppose was, what does the Dual-channel refer to, and how might it effect the computer?
Both your answers have explained my conundrum.
Quote from: truenorth on June 08, 2009, 11:46:55 AM

diminished computer performance. It will be denigrated to the slowest performance RAM stick you install. truenorth

So, no adapters, get a pair of 500 or 1 gig and go for it. Yeah

Many thanks ImnoGuru. Your very welcome.goodluck with the ram upgrade.truenorthI would just go buy 2 gig of ram it will only cost you about $20. Quote from: ImnoGuru on June 09, 2009, 09:30:32 AM

The real question I suppose was, what does the Dual-channel refer to, and how might it effect the computer?
Both your answers have explained my conundrum.
So, no adapters, get a pair of 500 or 1 gig and go for it. Yeah

A good article with benchmarks that explains Dual channel ram can be found here http://www.devhardware.com/c/a/Memory/Dual-Channel/

Yes, there are Ram adapters, but they are not worth your time.. You would be better off to get a new "Match Pair" of ram for dual channel if you want/need the performance. Hope this helps.

Thank you for your posts, thebled and talthewicked.

I didnt realize that ram was so cheap thebled. They don't let me out to much here and least of all in charge of money. I'm a right sucker for believing what people say in shops and they must realize it and milk me for all I'm worth.

Talthewicked, I do want some better performace, without so much hassle though of getting adapters and the like.

When I look at something from UTube or so, it constantly stalls, loads a bit of info and plays then stalls again. Maybe I'll start a new thread on that when I'm ready to address that problem properly.

I suppose this machine only has 2 channels because there are larger ram chips available these days.
Really, I dont even know what 2 channel does for me.

Quote

When I look at something from UTube or so, it constantly stalls, loads a bit of info and plays then stalls again.

that would be your network connection.Thank you for that BC_Programmer.
I thought exactly the same thing and spat the dummy at my provider.
I rang them with just that question and to my surprise they are not my company any more. They have sold me off to another provider.

As a result of my transfer, the new company don't provide my plan, so they put me on one comparable to that, however there was an additional cost involved.
Now I get less data that COSTS me more... Harumph!!

The cso (CUSTOMER service operator) was actually really helpful though. Seeing I was paying for a premium service and not actually getting it. He stayed on the phone and we went through the run cmd, and walked me through everything to reset my computer and modem.

The first speed test came in at 671 (xxx whatevers)/ so on.. and after his efforts the new speed test showed an impressive 2700+ speedy things.

A bit like a plumber unblocking a gunked up drain.

I'm yet to give it a real test though. Like go to UTube or so. I'm really not that interested in those things.... just occasionally.
What I've always done, is wait for the entire video to buffer before I watch it. guess I'm weird that way. I don't even need to wait for it to buffer.I had a great one from UTube that was a BMW racing through the mountains.

All you can hear is the roar of an engine winding up and down through the gears, then a wild long stream of pure acceleration along a straight, and several gear changes down as the car slows for a corner in the distance.

Maybe now, I have (hopefully) sorted out most of my bugs, I can find it again and listen to it without the stalling.

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