Making the most of dual channel DDR2: how do I arrange the sticks?

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Published on 2011-01-08T13:29:20Z Indexed on 2011/01/08 13:55 UTC
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I've searched online, but I can't find anything definitive that will put me at ease. I turn to superuser.

This is how I have the RAM sticks arranged now:

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To make the most of the RAM and the dual channel capability, it occurred to me that perhaps I have the sticks arranged incorrectly. Should I move the stick in the DDR2_2 slot one over--to the adjacent, red slot?

I appreciate any suggestions. (BTW, can something in BIOS tell me whether I'm running at "optimal" memory speeds??)

edit: I'm running Windows XP SP3, 32-bit. Thanks.

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