Chapter 2: Installation
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To Install:
Insert module vertically and
press down until it snaps
into place. Pay attention to
the notch.
Installing DIMM into Slot
To Remove:
Use your thumbs to gently
push each release tab
outward to release the DIMM
from the slot.
To
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DDR Slot
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Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability
System Device
Size
Physical Memory
Remaining (-Available)
(4 GB Total System Memory)
Firmware Hub fl ash memory
(System BIOS)
1 MB
3.99
Local APIC
4 KB
3.99
Area Reserved for the
chipset
2 MB
3.99
I/O APIC (4 Kbytes)
4 KB
3.99
PCI Enumeration Area 1
256 MB
3.76
PCI Express (256 MB)
256 MB
3.51
PCI Enumeration Area 2
(if needed) -Aligned on
256-MB boundary-
512 MB
3.01
VGA Memory
16 MB
2.85
TSEG
1 MB
2.84
Memory available to System
BIOS & OS applications
2.84
Note for Microsoft Windows users:
Microsoft implemented a design change in Win-
dows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Windows Vista. This change is specifi c to the
Physical Address Extension (PAE) mode behavior which improves driver compatibility.
For more information, please read the following article at Microsoft’s Knowledge Base
website at: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888137.
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