is it dual channel??

[CraigK]

how can i tell if i have dual channel memory or if my system is utilizing it? I'm running an A7N8X (non-dlx), 2 x crucial 512 pc2700 DDR.

I originally thought dual channel meant that you had more than one stick of RAM on your board. please clear up my misconceptions if I have any.

[stroyal]

It has to be a dual chanal MB like an nforce2 or intel makes a chipset also for dual ddr
I think you need two sticks

http://usa.asus.com/products/mb/sock...x/overview.htm

yes it supports Dual Channel memory and you need two sticks in the slots.

I have the X motherboard and there was an update that came out to show in the bios when you boot up that you are running in dual channel mode. Check it out for the non X model

[Telexen]

Just having two sticks on a regular board doesn't mean there are dual channels ... before all slots were on the same channel (we didn't even really call it a channel because there was just one)

[CraigK]

thnx for the link GZ3. right now i'm DLing the update for the nvidia drivers, but i'm not sure if i have to DL a bios update or what for the dual channel. is there a way for me to check if it's dual channel now??

all the bios update does is make it say while boot up that you are running in dual mode. read the manual to see where you need to put the ram sticks into, to enable dual channel ram


as for testing it, i honestly dont know how you would do that