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Question posted by thorton34 on September 30th, 2011

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What is difference between the white slots and the black slots for RAM? The stick fitsin the white but not the black, why?

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Answer #1: Posted by kcmjr on October 5th, 2011 10:22 AM
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The colors simply denote the seperate memory channels.  memory should be added to both white, both black or all 4 but not to one of each.

Supported RAM:

  • Four 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets
  • DDR2 667, DDR2 533, or DDR2 400 MHz DIMMs
  • Expandable up to 4 GB total memory

  • Licenses & Certifications: Microsoft, Cisco, VMware, Novell, FCC RF & Amateur Radio licensed.

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