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Chapter 2: Basic installation
2.5
Installing a DIMM
2.5.1 Memory configurations
Channel
Sockets
Channel A
DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2
Channel B
DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2
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:
P5K-VM
®
P5K-VM 240-pin DDR2 DIMM sockets
DIMM_A2
DIMM_A1
DIMM_B2
DIMM_B1
Mode
Sockets
DIMM_A1
DIMM_B1
DIMM_A2
DIMM_B2
Single-Channel
-
Populated
-
-
Populated
-
-
-
Dual-channel (1)
Populated
Populated
-
-
Dual-channel (2)
Populated
Populated
Populated
Populated
You may install 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, and 2 GB unbuffered non-ECC DDR2
DIMMs into the DIMM sockets.
Recommended Memory Configurations