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Is there a way to use a 4GB RAM stick in a motherboard that only supports 2GB per slot?

I built my own computer recently and kept wondering why no matter what I did, the 4GB stick of RAM I bought wasn't working. I pretty much tried everything someone could think of; changing voltages, removing the other RAM, etc. Currently I have 2x1GB sticks in that work perfectly fine. However, I can't get the new Corsair 4GB stick to work. Yes I know two different types of RAM may not work together, but again, literally tried everything to get passed that. I looked into it and my board (ASUS P5K3 Deluxe; max RAM: 8GB) apparently might only support 2GB/slot. Could this be the case? Is there any possible way to get around this? Answers appreciated. Thank you.

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  • andrew
    5 years ago
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    no way to get around it. i had the same case, it should have 4 slots, max supported per slot would be 2gb. and 4 sticks of 2gb in each of the 4 slots totals up to the max of 8gb

  • fodaddy19
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    You just built a computer recently and you're using a motherboard from 2008? That's a bizarre choice. I hope you didn't pay anything for it. Sometimes motherboard manufacturers will issue BIOS updates to support larger modules, for this specific board there are BIOS updates (latest was from back in 2009) but none that state anything about supporting larger DIMMs. You're not going to get that 4GB module to work with this board as it only supports 2GB DIMMs at most.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    No, there is no way to force a slot to take twice the amount of ram it is designed for. How did you think the extra data was going to travel - magic?

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Nope as it cannot power the RAM.

    It's like trying to run your kettle from the battery of your mobile phone. The battery may have the right amount of power, but it just cannot provide the juice fast enough to power the kettle.

    Stick to your board specs.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    No.

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