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2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)
This motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) DIMM
slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. For dual channel con-
figuration, you always need to install
identical
(the same brand, speed, size
and chip-type) DDR3 DIMM pair in the slots of the same color. In other words,
you have to install
identical
DDR3 DIMM pair in
Dual Channel A
(DDR3_A1
and DDR3_B1; Blue slots; see p.12 No.5), so that Dual Channel Memory Tech-
nology can be activated. This motherboard also allows you to install four DDR3
DIMMs for dual channel configuration, and please install
identical
DDR3
DIMMs in all four slots. You may refer to the Dual Channel Memory Configura-
tion Table below.
Dual Channel Memory Configurations
DDR3_A1
DDR3_A2 DDR3_B1 DDR3_B2
(Blue Slot) (White Slot) (Blue Slot) (White Slot)
(1)
Populated -
Populated
-
(2)*
Populated
Populated Populated Populated
1. If you want to install two memory modules, for optimal compatibility
and reliability, it is recommended to install them in the blue slots
(DDR3_A1 and DDR3_B1).
2. If a pair of memory modules is NOT installed in the same Dual
Channel, for example, installing a pair of memory modules in
DDR3_A1 and DDR3_A2, it is unable to activate the Dual Channel
Memory Technology.
3. It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into
DDR3 slot; otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be dam-
aged.
4. Some DDR3 1GB double-sided DIMMs with 16 chips may not work
on this motherboard. It is not recommended to install them on this
motherboard.
5. If you install four single-sided DIMMs on this motherboard, they will
run at DDR3 1066 only.
6. Due to chipset limitation, if you plan to install three or four memory
modules on this motherboard, please install only single-sided
memory modules.
7. This motherboard supports two double-sided or four single-sided
DIMMs. Therefore, if you install four DDR3 DIMMs, you can only
adopt four single-sided DIMMs.
*
For the configuration (2), please install
identical
DDR3 DIMMs in all four
slots.
