Intel S975XBX2 - Workstation Board Motherboard, Specification, Page: 23 / 102

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1.4.1.2 Single Channel (Asymmetric) Mode Configurations
NOTE
Dual channel (Interleaved) mode configurations provide the highest memory
throughput.
Figure 7 shows a single channel configuration using one DIMM. In this example, only
the DIMM0 (blue) socket of Channel A is populated. Channel B is not populated.
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1 GB
Channel A, DIMM 0
Channel A, DIMM 1
Channel B, DIMM 0
Channel B, DIMM 1
Figure 7. Single Channel (Asymmetric) Mode Configuration with One DIMM
Figure 8 shows a single channel configuration using three DIMMs. In this example, the
combined capacity of the two DIMMs in Channel A does not equal the capacity of the
single DIMM in the DIMM0 (blue) socket of Channel B.
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512 MB
256 MB
Channel A, DIMM 0
Channel A, DIMM 1
Channel B, DIMM 0
Channel B, DIMM 1
512 MB
Figure 8. Single Channel (Asymmetric) Mode Configuration with Three
DIMMs