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Guide to
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Troubleshooting PCs
Fifth Edition
RAM
Chapter 5
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Figure 5.1 Mass storage holds programs, but programs need to run in RAM.
Figure 5.3 The MCC accessing data on RAM soldered onto the motherboard
Figure 5.8 The MCC knows the real location of the DRAM.
DDRAM
• Comes in 184-pin DIMMs for desktops
• Cannot insert RAM in incorrect slots
– Slots keyed with guide notches
• Double-sided DIMMs
– Every type of RAM comes in one of two types:
single-sided RAM and double-sided RAM.
– Some motherboards can’t use double-sided sticks.
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