> Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:25:15 +1300
> From: "James Pluck" <papabearnz(a)gmail.com>
> Subject: [wlug] Memory Question
> Hi all.
>
> I thought there may be a memory expert out there in WLUG land :)
>
> Is it deemed a good idea to mix DUal channel with non-dual channel ram in
> a
> machine with 4 ram slots? I currently have 1 gb of ddr2-667 ram and was
> looking at getting another 2 gb but I'm not sure if it is worht getting
> dual
> channel ram and running the dual channel in one pair of slots and the
> single
> stick in one slot of the other pair.
>
> Enquiring minds and all that :)
>
Well James,
You can run dual channel alongside your existing ram but there is
performance benefits not doing so. RAM is cheep these days and it might
be worth buying another dual channel of the same brand and type at a
latter date. The memory should work well together in a standard mode as
long as the memory is of the same timings etc.
You can mix it but don't expect the extra performance that dual channel
has apart from the performance of having more ram.
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There's a WLUG meeting tonight:
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7:30pm MS4.G.02 (http://www.waikato.ac.nz/contacts/map?MS4)
Bruce Kingsbury - What's new in Hardy Heron
There's a Waikato Linux Users Group meeting on Monday:
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7:30pm MS4.G.02 (http://www.waikato.ac.nz/contacts/map?MS4)
Bruce Kingsbury - What's new in Hardy Heron
Similar to last year there are a couple of good notebook deals:
Acer AS5315-100508Mi - Celeron M 1.86, 512 MB, 80 GB, DVD, Vista
Basic, Looks like it has webcam but doesn't mention it - $648 before
cashback, $499 - only 20 on Saturday
Asus Eee PC 701 - $399 - only 20 on Friday.
If you want these I would suggest you queue hours before hand. We
bought an Acer last year of slightly lower spec and it has been great
and runs Ubuntu well. Obivously the Eee PC already runs Linux.
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Steve Langasek <steve.langasek(a)ubuntu.com>
Date: 26 Mar 2008 09:04
Subject: Ubuntu 6.10 reaches end-of-life on April 26, 2008
Ubuntu announced the release of 6.10 almost 18 months ago, on October
26, 2006. As with the earlier releases, Ubuntu committed to ongoing
security and critical fixes for a period of 18 months. The support
period is now nearing its end and Ubuntu 6.10 will reach end of life
on Friday April 25th, 2008. At that time, Ubuntu Security Notices will
no longer include information or updated packages for Ubuntu 6.10.
The supported upgrade path from Ubuntu 6.10 is via Ubuntu 7.04.
Instructions and caveats for the upgrade may be found at
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FeistyUpgrades. Note that upgrades
to version 7.10 and beyond are only supported in multiple steps, via
an upgrade first to 7.04, then to 7.10. Both Ubuntu 7.04 and Ubuntu 7.10
continue to be actively supported with security updates and select
high-impact bug fixes. All announcements of official security updates for
Ubuntu releases are sent to the ubuntu-security-announce mailing list,
information about which may be found at
https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security-announce.
Since its launch in October 2004 Ubuntu has become one of the most
highly regarded Linux distributions with millions of users in homes,
schools, businesses and governments around the world. Ubuntu is Open
Source software, costs nothing to download, and users are free to
customise or alter their software in order to meet their needs.
