Gateway E-3200, Maintaining And Troubleshooting

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System Components 23
Installing Memory and Hardware
The E-3200 system board supports:
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3.3-V, 168-pin unbuffered, Synchronous Dynamic Random Access
Memory (SDRAM) Dual In-line Memory Modules (DIMMs).
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16 MB and 32MB (16 bit technology)
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64MB and 128 MB (64 bit technology)
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Non-ECC (64 bit) and ECC (72 bit) memory
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Single- or double-sided configurations
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384MB maximum system memory
You can use 16-MB, 32-MB, 64-MB, and 128-MB DIMMs in any
combination, bank, or order to expand the SDRAM up to 384 MB.
ECC Memory
With error checking and correcting (ECC) memory, multiple bit errors and
single bit errors can be detected and corrected. The BIOS automatically
detects if ECC memory is installed and provides a Setup utility option to
enable error checking. Non-ECC memory does not provide error checking
capability.
DIMM Size Non-ECC
Configuration ECC Configuration
16 MB 2 Mbit x 64 2 Mbit x 72
32 MB 4 Mbit x 64 4 Mbit x 72
64 MB 8 Mbit x 64 8 Mbit x 72
128 MB 16 Mbit x 64 16 Mbit x 72
Setup Utility Memory Error Detection
Mode Setting
ECC Disabled ECC Enabled
Non-ECC DIMM No error detection N/A
ECC DIMM No error detection Single-bit error correction,
multiple-bit error detection
Important!
66 MHz FSB processors
can be paired with 66 or
100 MHz SDRAM, but 100
MHz FSB processors
should be paired only with
100 MHz SDRAM.