The motherboard’s manual, or colour coding, should indicate which slots are used for which channel and how to install the RAM for a dual-channel configuration.

Whereas desktop computers often include four or more RAM slots, laptop computers are usually limited to one or two slots. If the laptop has two modules, it may be using something called dual ...

Firstly, Welcome to the ARS OpenForum.<BR><BR>You can use 1 stick of RAM in a dual channel motherboard but it won't be running in dual channel mode, only single channel.

You've unboxed your new high-speed RAM stick. You've located the slots on your motherboard. You've snapped the memory modules into place. Now what?

Avoid running a single stick or filling all four DIMM slots First of all, I want to make it clear that most motherboards for mainstream Intel and AMD Ryzen CPUs support dual-channel memory.

When I put the sticks in the primary slots for the two channels, I get no video to my monitors. When I put them in the same channel, or just use one stick, everything is fine.