Problems of MacPro 2010 Mixing 2gb & 1gb memory together

Actually my MacPro 2010 12-core was running 8x1gb sticks before.
I just got 4 of 2gb sticks memory from a friend today.
And I do have problem mixing them with the original 1gb sticks.
Only plug 2gb sticks in Slot 1,2,5,6 - No Problem
When I have 2 x 2gb sticks in Slot 1&2, 2 x 1gb sticks in Slot 5&6 - Still No problem
However, when I have more them 4 sticks installed in the system, no matter when the combination is(sure I'm talking mixing 1&2gb sticks together), the MacPro just don't can't start and keep the front LED flashing.
So I just want to know anything I did wrong? Is that tri-channel can't run with mixing size of memory?
I know that's not good to mixing the memory in MacPro, I just want to know the reason behind(why it doesn't work), any advice?
p.s. 1gb module 1Rx8, 2gb module 1Rx4 (<- would it be the main reason?)

thanks for the advice
Both 1 & 2gb sticks are 1333 ECC, the only different thing is "Brand & Size" and "Organization", the original apple 1gb is 1Rx8, and the 2gb is 1Rx4. I heart that different organization mixing together will have a huge chance doesn't work properly, and I guess I'm having this issue right now, haha
I work on CS5 a lot, however 12-core is overkill for everything...I could do anything while I'm rendering the CS5 stuff, so I don't really need more than 16gb RAM to make it faster(for CS5) at this moment, but larger than 8gb should be way better.
The reason I try to mix them up(I know mixing is always fail), is just want to find out if it works or not, if it works, then it should be a bonus, since I can get them with a low price, and if it doesn't work, I can just give it back.
I just wanna make sure
*those RAM won't hurt my system(if it doesn't work properly with MacPro), and how can I make sure it?
*if I got no choice, I might get 8 sticks of those 2gb(since the price is really cheap) and sell all the 1gb sticks(if those 2gb RAM is no problem)
*Ideal for me is upgrade 4 sticks at a time, like 4x1 & 4x2, then 4x2 4x4, etc.. but I guess this wouldn't work...

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