Re: AMD64-based laptops from HP/Compaq are crippled

From: Suburban (sub.this_at_sub.that)
Date: 07/05/05 

Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 00:37:02 -0400

"NoNoBadDog!" <no_@spam_verizon.net> wrote in message
news:YInye.12665$H64.7086@trnddc07...
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> "alex goldman" <hello@spamm.er> wrote in message
> news:30288116.yHBXspxf0I@yahoo.com...
>> I've been researching my next laptop purchase, and whether it will run
>> Linux, and completely accidentally stumbled upon an alarming issue that
>> people need to be more aware about.
>>
>> Apparently (and if my understanding is correct), HP/Compaq disables
>> dual-channel memory access in Socket 939 motherboards, making CPU <-> RAM
>> communication slower, and overall performance less than what people would
>> expect when buying a system with the outward characteristics of what they
>> think they are getting.
>>
>> http://zv6000forums.com/viewtopic.php?t=148
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> Since they are shipping with DDR and not DDr2, what would be the purpose
> of enabling the dual channel?
>
Dual channel works with plain DDR