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Chapter 1: Product Introduction
Channel
Sockets
Channel A
DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2
Channel B
DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2
1.7
System memory
1.7.1
Overview
The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory
Modules (DIMM) sockets.
The figure illustrates the location of the DDR2 DIMM sockets:
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P5E-VM SE 240-pin DDR2 DIMM sockets
DIMM_A2
DIMM_A1
DIMM_B2
DIMM_B1
1.7.2
Memory configurations
You may install 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, and 2 GB unbuffered non-ECC DDR2
DIMMs into the DIMM sockets.
Recommended Memory Configurations
Mode
Sockets
DIMM_A1
DIMM_A2
DIMM_B1
DIMM_B2
Single-Channel
Populated
—
—
—
—
—
Populated
—
Dual-channel (1)
Populated
—
Populated
—
Dual-channel (2)
Populated
Populated
Populated
Populated