memory on M2N E-SLi

Hi, I have an M2N E-SLi and 2x1GB Mushkin DIMMs (that came in the same
package). The DIMMs are in slots A1 and B1 (or A2 and B2, can't
remember; I tried both), but the BIOS and memtest each say the computer's
operating in single-channel (64-bit) mode. I thought matched DIMMs,
arranged like this, should be in dual-channel mode; is there a magic
setting I have to change?

Also, the DIMM package says they're good for 5-5-5-12. "Auto" selects
5-5-5-18; changing it works (that's Tcl-Trd-Trp-Tras, right?), but gives
no faster throughput. Is there a benefit to changing it?

--
"On two occasions I have been asked, -- 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put
into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?'
.... I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas
that could provoke such a question." -- Charles Babbage, 1864.

You need to have the RAM in the same colored Slots
peter
"Hactar" <ebenZEROONE RemoveThis @verizon.net> wrote in message
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> Hi, I have an M2N E-SLi and 2x1GB Mushkin DIMMs (that came in the same
> package). The DIMMs are in slots A1 and B1 (or A2 and B2, can't
> remember; I tried both), but the BIOS and memtest each say the computer's
> operating in single-channel (64-bit) mode. I thought matched DIMMs,
> arranged like this, should be in dual-channel mode; is there a magic
> setting I have to change?
>
> Also, the DIMM package says they're good for 5-5-5-12. "Auto" selects
> 5-5-5-18; changing it works (that's Tcl-Trd-Trp-Tras, right?), but gives
> no faster throughput. Is there a benefit to changing it?
>
> --
> "On two occasions I have been asked, -- 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put
> into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?'
> ... I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas
> that could provoke such a question." -- Charles Babbage, 1864.