Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components
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DIMM 0
DIMM 1
DIMM 0
DIMM 1
Channel A
Channel B
512 MB, 533 MHz
256 MB, 533 MHz
512 MB, 533 MHz
256 MB, 533 MHz
Figure 17. Dual Channel Memory Configuration Example 2
Three DIMMs
Install a matched pair of DIMMs equal in speed and size in DIMM 0 (blue) and DIMM 1 (black) of
channel A. Install a DIMM equal in speed and total size of the DIMMs installed in channel A in
either DIMM 0 or DIMM 1 of channel B (see Figure 18).
OM18157
DIMM 0
DIMM 1
DIMM 0
DIMM 1
Channel A
Channel B
512 MB, 533 MHz
256 MB, 533 MHz
256 MB, 533 MHz
Figure 18. Dual Channel Memory Configuration Example 3
NOTE
All other memory configurations will result in single channel memory operation.