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Memory Upgrade for Gigabyte Technology K8M800-8237 Motherboard

Gigabyte Technology K8M800-8237 Motherboard memory upgrade specification, K8M800-8237 Motherboard maximum memory, memory speed, and memory upgrade options.

Upgrade memory on Gigabyte Technology K8M800-8237 Motherboard upto a maximum of 2 GB
PC2700 DDR SDRAM 184pin DIMM Memory., with maximum 1GB per slot in 2 Sockets memory slots. The Gigabyte Technology K8M800-8237 Motherboard takes the PC2700 DDR SDRAM 184pin DIMM Memory. Memory Type.

Gigabyte Technology K8M800-8237 Motherboard Memory Upgrade Specification
Standard Memory Maximum Memory Memory Expansion CPU Type Model/Chipset
512MB (Removable) 2 GB
PC2700 DDR SDRAM 184pin DIMM Memory.
2 Sockets Chipset: VIA K8M800
 

Gigabyte Technology K8M800-8237 Motherboard Memory Upgrade options.

What are memory sockets or slots and how are these divided into bank?

 

Memory Sockets or Slots are the place where memory RAM modules are inserted in the motherboard. The Gigabyte Technology K8M800-8237 Motherboard has 2 Sockets memory expansion slots. A memory bank is a group of memory expansion sockets, a bank must be completely filled with memory modules of the same size and type in order for the system to recognize and address the memory. i.e. :

2 sockets (2 banks of 1) This indicates that there are 2 memory slots. These are divided into 2 banks, and each bank consists of one memory slot. So you can add memory one piece at a time for the system to use.

3 sockets (3 banks of 1) This indicates that there are 3 memory slots. These are divided into 3 banks, and each bank consists of one memory slot. So you can add memory one piece at a time for the system to use.

4 sockets (2 banks of 2) This indicates that there are 4 memory slots. These are divided into 2 banks, and each bank consists of two memory slots. So you must add memory two pieces at a time (they must be the same size and type of memory) in order for the system to benefit from the upgrade.

8 sockets (4 banks of 2) This indicates that there are 8 memory slots. These are divided into 4 banks, and each bank consists of two memory slots. So you must add memory two pieces at a time (they must be the same size and type of memory) in order for the system to benefit from the upgrade.

12 sockets (3 banks of 4) This indicates that there are 12 memory slots. These are divided into 3 banks, and each bank consists of four memory slots. So you must add memory four pieces at a time (and they must be the same size and type of memory) in order for the system to benefit from the upgrade.