A technician has just installed two memory modules on a motherboard that supports DDR3 RAM with the bus speed up to 1600 MHz. The specifications of memory are DDR3 1066 MHz for one module and DDR3 1333 MHz for another. On which of the following bus speeds will the system function?

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Luciano Powers

15 January, 18:29

A technician has just installed two memory modules on a motherboard that supports DDR3 RAM with the bus speed up to 1600 MHz. The specifications of memory are DDR3 1066 MHz for one module and DDR3 1333 MHz for another. On which of the following bus speeds will the system function?

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Julia Thornton · Answer 1

1066 MHz

Explanation:

The maximum bus speed of the memory that the motherboard can support is 1600 MHz. This means that if a memory of higher speed is installed then the memory will run at 1600 MHz and no higher.

Here, a memory with DDR3 1066 MHz for one module and DDR3 1333 MHz is installed. The computer is set up in a way that will always select the lower speed.

Hence, the system will function on 1066 MHz.