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The X86 Microprocessors: Architecture and Programming (8086 to Pentium), 1st Edition
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The X86 Microprocessors: Architecture and Programming (8086 to Pentium), 1st Edition

by Lyla B. Das
May 2024
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
665 pages
23h 2m
English
Pearson India
Content preview from The X86 Microprocessors: Architecture and Programming (8086 to Pentium), 1st Edition
578 THE x86 MICROPROCESSORS
match the speed of the processor. Practical results do not match with these calculated gures,
but there is defi nitely an improvement. ( ere is also a triple channel architecture for some of
Intel’s latest processor chipsets).
To ensure the benefi ts of dual channeling, this facility must be enabled in the BIOS
and, it is mandatory to have two memory modules in two sockets, installed correctly (refer
the chipset manual).  us, if 2 GB memory is to be used, it should be installed as two 1 GB
modules (in sockets of the same color), rather than as a single 2 GB module. For help in
installing correctly, the DIMM sockets are color coded in Intel chipsets. Fig 17.15 shows four
such dual channel DIMM sockets. Other motherboards ...
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