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| author | Sebastian 'Swift Geek' Grzywna <swiftgeek@gmail.com> | 2020-02-18 20:21:01 +0100 |
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| committer | Sebastian 'Swift Geek' Grzywna <swiftgeek@gmail.com> | 2020-02-18 23:04:55 +0100 |
| commit | 27b1099037a29c2a29b27e013d4b4b1d35f5f75a (patch) | |
| tree | 89e4b05b62697cd7baf499821576cc80e47453fd /docs/install/x200_external.md | |
| parent | 6178f48c2043d7fd85c33f59e4a5a48114a388e4 (diff) | |
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[docs/install/*_external.md] Improve PC3-8500 section and make it consistent
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diff --git a/docs/install/x200_external.md b/docs/install/x200_external.md index 0b574a68..5c466b86 100644 --- a/docs/install/x200_external.md +++ b/docs/install/x200_external.md @@ -234,12 +234,16 @@ brings no benefits, while having many issues: Memory ====== -You need DDR3 SODIMM PC3-8500 RAM installed, in matching pairs -(speed/size) as some non-matching pairs are known not to work. -You can also install a single module (meaning, one of the -slots will be empty) in slot 0. +In DDR3 machines with Cantiga (GM45/GS45/PM45), northbridge requires sticks +that will work as PC3-8500 (faster PC3/PC3L sticks can work as PC3-8500). +Non-matching pairs may not work. Single module (meaning, one of the slots +will be empty) will currently only work in slot 0. -Make sure that the RAM you buy is the 2Rx8 density. +NOTE: according to users reports, non matching pairs (e.g. 1+2 GiB) might +work in some cases. + +Make sure that the RAM you buy is the 2Rx8 configuration when buying 4GiB sticks +(In other words: maximum of 2GiB per rank, 2 ranks per card). In this photo, 8GiB of RAM (2x4GiB) is installed: |