Hardware Installation
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1-3-1 Four Channel Memory Configuration
This motherboard provides Eight DDR3 memory sockets and supports Four Channel Technology. After
the memory is installed, the BIOS will automatically detect the specifications and capacity of the memory.
Enabling Four Channel memory mode will be four times of the original memory bandwidth.
The eight DDR3 memory sockets are divided into four channels each channel has two memory sockets as
following:
Channel 1: DDR3_P0_A0, DDR3_P0_A1
Channel 2: DDR3_P0_B0, DDR3_P0_B1
Channel 3: DDR3_P0_C0, DDR3_P0_C1
Channel 4: DDR3_P0_D0, DDR3_P0_D1
1-3 Installing the Memory
Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory:
•
Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory. It is recommended that memory of the
same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be used.
•
Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing
the memory to prevent hardware damage.
•
Memory modules have a foolproof design. A memory module can be installed in only one
direction. If you are unable to insert the memory, switch the direction.
Due to CPU limitations, read the following guidelines before installing the memory in Four Channel mode.
1. Four Channel mode cannot be enabled if only one DDR3 memory module is installed.
2. When enabling Four Channel mode with two or four memory modules, it is recommended that
memory of the same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be used for optimum performance.
DIMM_P0_A0
DIMM_P0_D1
DIMM_P0_A1
DIMM_P0_D0
DIMM_P0_B0
DIMM_P0_C1
DIMM_P0_B1
DIMM_P0_C0
When only one DIMM is used, it must be populated in memory slot0 first.
Memory populated sequence must be followed with slot0/slot1.
System will not boot normally with incorrect populated sequence.
Slot Per Channel (SPC) and DIMM Per Channel (DPC)
1 Slot
1DPC
A0 or C0
A0 + B0
or
A0 + C0
A0 + B0 +C0 +D0
A0 + A1
or
C0 + C1
A0 + A1 + B0 + B1
or
A0 + A1 + C0 + C1
Insert Full
2 Slot
4 Slot
8 Slot
1DPC
2DPC
1DPC
2DPC
2DPC
