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SK0-003 · Question #739

A server needs to have memory added to support a new application. It currently is using PC4200 in a single channel configuration. Which of the following would be the correct memory upgrade?

The correct answer is D. Install larger capacity PC4200 single channel memory modules. This question requires selecting the correct memory upgrade path for a server currently using PC4200 single-channel memory to support a new application.

Server hardware installation and management

Question

A server needs to have memory added to support a new application. It currently is using PC4200 in a single channel configuration. Which of the following would be the correct memory upgrade?

Options

  • AInstall larger capacity PC2100 dual channel memory modules.
  • BAdd a PCI expansion card with PC2100 single channel memory modules.
  • CInstall smaller capacity PC4200 single channel memory modules.
  • DInstall larger capacity PC4200 single channel memory modules.

How the community answered

(28 responses)
  • A
    7% (2)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • C
    18% (5)
  • D
    71% (20)

Why each option

This question requires selecting the correct memory upgrade path for a server currently using PC4200 single-channel memory to support a new application.

AInstall larger capacity PC2100 dual channel memory modules.

Installing PC2100 memory would be incompatible as PC4200 (DDR2-533) is faster than PC2100 (DDR-266), potentially causing system instability or underperformance.

BAdd a PCI expansion card with PC2100 single channel memory modules.

Memory modules are installed in dedicated DIMM slots on the motherboard, not via a PCI expansion card, making this an incorrect method of memory installation.

CInstall smaller capacity PC4200 single channel memory modules.

Installing smaller capacity PC4200 modules would either reduce total RAM or not provide the necessary increase for the new application, contrary to the upgrade requirement.

DInstall larger capacity PC4200 single channel memory modules.Correct

To upgrade memory, installing larger capacity modules of the same type (PC4200) and maintaining the existing configuration (single channel) ensures compatibility and increased total RAM. This allows the new memory to work seamlessly with the server's motherboard and existing setup.

Concept tested: RAM upgrade compatibility and types

Topics

#Memory upgrade#RAM#Hardware compatibility#Server hardware

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