DDR SDRAM - 8 DRAM chips vs 16 DRAM chips - what happens?
I'm looking to add 2G RAM to my G5 1.6 GHz - specs say I require 2 x 1 GB DIMM PC2700 DDR SDRAM (or faster, ie PC3200).
However most DDR RAM these days have only 8 DRAM chips on them, ie each DRAM chip is 1 Gbit. The Apple specs say each DRAM chip must be 512 Mbit, which would mean a DIMM with 16 DRAM chips, 8 each side. But DIMMS like this seem to be an almost extinct species.
So - what would happen if I put in a DIMM with 8 DRAM chips on it? Would the Mac not recognise it at all, or only recognise half of it (ie only 512 MB of the 1 GB would be accessible)?
Thanks.
However most DDR RAM these days have only 8 DRAM chips on them, ie each DRAM chip is 1 Gbit. The Apple specs say each DRAM chip must be 512 Mbit, which would mean a DIMM with 16 DRAM chips, 8 each side. But DIMMS like this seem to be an almost extinct species.
So - what would happen if I put in a DIMM with 8 DRAM chips on it? Would the Mac not recognise it at all, or only recognise half of it (ie only 512 MB of the 1 GB would be accessible)?
Thanks.
G5 Desktop PPC 1.6 GHz, Mac OS X (10.4.10)
