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Chapter 2: Motherboard information
2.5
System memory
This motherboard comes with two Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Small Outline Dual Inline
Memory Module (SO-DIMM) sockets. A DDR3 module has the same physical dimensions
as a DDR2 DIMM but is notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR2 DIMM socket.
DDR3 modules are developed for better performance with less power consumption.
The figure below illustrates the location of the DDR3 SO-DIMM sockets:
EMB-Q87A 204-pin DDR3 SO-DIMM sockets
DIMM_A1
DIMM_B1
2.5.1
Installing a DIMM
3
To install a DIMM
To remove a DIMM
3
Channel
Sockets
Channel A
SO_DIMM_A1
Channel B
SO_DIMM_B1
