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Hardware Setup
COM Express Carrier Board
Memory
These DIMM slots are used for installing memory modules.
DIMM1
DIMM2
Dual-Channel mode Population Rule
In Dual-Channel mode, the memory modules can transmit and receive data
with two data bus channels simultaneously. Enabling Dual-Channel mode can
enhance system performance. The following illustrations explain the population
rules for Dual-Channel mode.
DIMM1
DIMM2
Important
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DDR3 memory modules are not interchangeable with DDR2, and the DDR3
standard is not backward compatible. Always install DDR3 memory modules
in DDR3 DIMM slots.
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To ensure system stability, memory modules must be of the same type and
density in Dual-Channel mode.
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Due to chipset resource usage, the system will only detect up to 15+ GB of
memory (not full 16 GB) when all DIMM slots have 8GB memory modules
installed.