Chapter 2: Hardware setup
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2.4
System memory
The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate (DDR) Dual Inline
Memory Module (DIMM) sockets. These sockets support up to 4GB
system memory using 184-pin unbuffered ECC or non-ECC PC2700/
PC2100 DDR DIMMs, and allow up to 5.33GB/s data transfer rate.
The following figure illustrates the location of the DDR DIMM sockets.
PC-DL
PC-DL 184-Pin DDR DIMM Sockets
80 Pins
104 Pins
DDR1
DDR2
DDR3
DDR4
2.4.1 Memory configurations
*
For dual-channel configuration (3), you may:
• install identical DIMMs in all four sockets
or
• install identical DIMM pair in DIMM_A1 and DIMM_B1 (blue sockets)
and identical DIMM pair in DIMM_A2 and DIMM_B2 (black sockets)
SOCKETS
Mode
DIMM_A1
DIMM_A2
DIMM_B1
DIMM_B2
(blue)
(black)
(blue)
(black)
Single-channel
(1) Populated
—
—
—
(2) —
Populated
—
—
(3) —
—
Populated
—
(4) —
—
—
Populated
Dual-channel
(1) Populated
—
Populated
—
(2) —
Populated
—
Populated
(3)* Populated
Populated
Populated
Populated