What should you not do when mixing RAM?

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Do not mix gold plated connectors with silver connectors. In other words, if the socket on the motherboard is gold plated, use gold plated DIMM's, same for silver. The 2 do not mix. This causes corrosion and separation of the module. Also, use the recommended speeds. If one is lower than the motherboard requires, your system will not be stable, resulting in the loss of data.

 

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