Pavo Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 I have a Intel DX58SO motherboard and for Tri-channel the motherboard manual says to put them in the first 3 slots, when I instal Snow Leopard it tels me to install them into the last 3 slots, to get Tri-Channel in Mac OS X which one would I use the motherboard or Snow Leopard instructions? Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/240865-ram-slot-selection/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
boztoga Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 I have a Intel DX58SO motherboard and for Tri-channel the motherboard manual says to put them in the first 3 slots, when I instal Snow Leopard it tels me to install them into the last 3 slots, to get Tri-Channel in Mac OS X which one would I use the motherboard or Snow Leopard instructions? try to install Snow Leo with just one memory stick. When you got everything to work try installing other 2. I read somewhere bout that OSx should be installed with less than 4Gb of memory. Use first 3 slots like manufacturer suggests and I think it should work. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/240865-ram-slot-selection/#findComment-1609659 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringo Vermelho Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 And please report your findings, I have heard the same thing and I would like to know if it is true. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/240865-ram-slot-selection/#findComment-1609717 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavo Posted December 27, 2010 Author Share Posted December 27, 2010 Well I can install Snow Leopard with all stick installed no problem at all, I was just wondering if Tri-Channel is supported from the mobo's instructions like it is in Windows 7, because Snow Leopard tells me to put it in the other 3 slots to obtain optimal memory bandwidth. But hey I will give it a try. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/240865-ram-slot-selection/#findComment-1609732 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacUser2525 Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Well I can install Snow Leopard with all stick installed no problem at all, I was just wondering if Tri-Channel is supported from the mobo's instructions like it is in Windows 7, because Snow Leopard tells me to put it in the other 3 slots to obtain optimal memory bandwidth. But hey I will give it a try. You want the memory installed in the slots recommended by the manufacturer of the board I don't know where you get this Snow Leopard tells you to put it in the others. Does the operating system actually pop up a dialogue telling you this? If it does it is something I have never seen happen. For the 4gb of ram on install you see mentioned that is because of the piece of junk jmicron ata/ide driver for that chipset contained on most of these board if you want reliable kernel panics then enable it in the BIOS with more than 4gb of ram (actually little over 3gb the 32bit limit) in the machine then put the system under load, better of disabling this and all other devices you do/will not use in the BIOS. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/240865-ram-slot-selection/#findComment-1609823 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavo Posted December 28, 2010 Author Share Posted December 28, 2010 You want the memory installed in the slots recommended by the manufacturer of the board I don't know where you get this Snow Leopard tells you to put it in the others. Does the operating system actually pop up a dialogue telling you this? If it does it is something I have never seen happen. For the 4gb of ram on install you see mentioned that is because of the piece of junk jmicron ata/ide driver for that chipset contained on most of these board if you want reliable kernel panics then enable it in the BIOS with more than 4gb of ram (actually little over 3gb the 32bit limit) in the machine then put the system under load, better of disabling this and all other devices you do/will not use in the BIOS. Yes it pops up right after install, if I knew where to just have it pop up I would take a screenshot and paste it but I don't know how to find it, what it says on pop up is to have the RAM slots in different slots that the mobo instructions say for optimal performance, I have done what it says but don't see a difference in performance. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/240865-ram-slot-selection/#findComment-1610000 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacUser2525 Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Yes it pops up right after install, if I knew where to just have it pop up I would take a screenshot and paste it but I don't know how to find it, what it says on pop up is to have the RAM slots in different slots that the mobo instructions say for optimal performance, I have done what it says but don't see a difference in performance. I'll be damned obviously Apple must have a hardware check for the ram that pops that up, then that board of yours must be close enough to a real macs that it is triggering it well you learn something new every day... Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/240865-ram-slot-selection/#findComment-1610031 Share on other sites More sharing options...
boztoga Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 what Mobo do you have? how much ram, 3x1Gb, 3x2Gb..? Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/240865-ram-slot-selection/#findComment-1610073 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavo Posted December 28, 2010 Author Share Posted December 28, 2010 I'll be damned obviously Apple must have a hardware check for the ram that pops that up, then that board of yours must be close enough to a real macs that it is triggering it well you learn something new every day... I have no clue if its a mobo very close to a real Apple mobo, I was just wondering if I should go with the mobo instructions on the Tri-Channel or Snow Leopard's what Mobo do you have? how much ram, 3x1Gb, 3x2Gb..? The mobo is a Intel DX58SO, I am using a i7 930 proc, 3x2Gb Consair 1600Mhz Ram Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/240865-ram-slot-selection/#findComment-1610323 Share on other sites More sharing options...
boztoga Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 I have no clue if its a mobo very close to a real Apple mobo, I was just wondering if I should go with the mobo instructions on the Tri-Channel or Snow Leopard's The mobo is a Intel DX58SO, I am using a i7 930 proc, 3x2Gb Consair 1600Mhz Ram http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=200348 try this it's the same config as yours... Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/240865-ram-slot-selection/#findComment-1610340 Share on other sites More sharing options...
boztoga Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=200348 try this it's the same config as yours... And wrote us some results Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/240865-ram-slot-selection/#findComment-1610700 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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