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Table 4-4 Standard DDR4 Varieties

EXAM TIP The CompTIA A+ 1001 exam covers DDR2, DDR3, and

DDR4. You won’t find DDR, DDR3L, or DDR3U on the exam.

RAM Variations

Within each class of RAM, you’ll find variations in packaging, speed,

quality, and the capability to handle data with more or fewer errors. Higherend

systems often need higher-end RAM, so knowing these variations is of

crucial importance to techs.

Double-Sided DIMMs

Every type of RAM stick comes in one of two types: single-sided RAM and

double-sided RAM. As their name implies, single-sided sticks have chips on

only one side of the stick. Double-sided sticks have chips on both sides (see

Figure 4-17). Double-sided sticks are basically two sticks of RAM soldered

onto one board. There’s nothing wrong with double-sided RAM sticks other

than the fact that some motherboards either can’t use them or can only use

them in certain ways—for example, only if you use a single stick and it goes

into a certain slot.

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