Ram slots

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Hey guys, have a question that nobody can't answer correctly. For example there is motherboard b150m night elf with 4 slots for memory, Msi says to put first stick into 2 slot and if you have second stick to 4th slot so dual channel would work correctly, if you have more ram then use 1 ir 3, like Usual. But what about, if you have 1 stick and you don't use 2 slot, but for example 4th, or 1 and 3 instead. Will system boot ? my friends said that it depends, because sometimes it might work or might not. How to know ?

[Kid.Lazer]

Your friend is correct that it depends on the specific board. Although most boards will boot on a single stick in any slot (something I know from troubleshooting RAM failures). The board maker will always say which slot to use for proper optimization though, so always do what the manual states.

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Just put it in the 2nd slot because the manual says so, and nothing bad should happen if you put it in a different slot, probably a little worse performance.

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3 minutes ago, Kid.Lazer said:

Your friend is correct that it depends on the specific board. Although most boards will boot on a single stick in any slot (something I know from troubleshooting RAM failures). The board maker will always say which slot to use for proper optimization though, so always do what the manual states.

I have downloaded the manual, it recommends that you put it in the 2nd slot