I have one of the ill configured HP Elite e9150t systems that came with 4X2GB 1333mhz modules and 1X1GB 1333mhz modules, for 9GBs total.
The issue I have, which is not that big of a deal, is that the 1GB module timings are less than the 2GB module timings, so I get the slower timings of the 1GB module, since the BIOS runs the memory at the reduced timing for all the modules.
Also, HP dumbs down the BIOS so that it reads the 1333mhz speed at 1066mhz.
Why they choose to do this is a mystery to me, except they probably purchase car loads of memory modules and just install what they have in stock at the time.
Since the modules are different in size and timings, the system runs in single memory mode, as opposed to even double or preferably triple mode.
After all the fiasco of the e9150t freeze issues gets resolved, I will order two more 2GB modules and replace the 1GB module and have all the slots populated and then be able to run 12GBs in triple mode. I think?
The issue I have, which is not that big of a deal, is that the 1GB module timings are less than the 2GB module timings, so I get the slower timings of the 1GB module, since the BIOS runs the memory at the reduced timing for all the modules.
Also, HP dumbs down the BIOS so that it reads the 1333mhz speed at 1066mhz.
Why they choose to do this is a mystery to me, except they probably purchase car loads of memory modules and just install what they have in stock at the time.
Since the modules are different in size and timings, the system runs in single memory mode, as opposed to even double or preferably triple mode.
After all the fiasco of the e9150t freeze issues gets resolved, I will order two more 2GB modules and replace the 1GB module and have all the slots populated and then be able to run 12GBs in triple mode. I think?