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This chapter is organized into the following sections:
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Memory Configuration
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BIOS Settings
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The motherboard provides four 168-pin DIMM sockets that make it possible to install from 8
MB up to 512 MB of SDRAM and EDO DRAM. The DIMM sockets support 8 MB, 16 MB,
32 MB, 64 MB, and 128 MB 3.3V single- or double-sided SDRAM and EDO DRAM
modules.
The four DIMM sockets are arranged in four banks of one socket each. Each bank provides a
64/72-bit wide data path.
The M000 provides optional data integrity features, including EC (Error Checking) and ECC
(Error Checking and Correcting) in the memory array. The EC mode provides single- and
multiple- bit error detection. The ECC mode provides error checking and correction of the
data during reads from the DRAM. To support ECC, you must use true 72-bit parity-type (as
opposed to phantom parity generated by TTL chips) DIMM for all modules.
