Intel MB898F, MB898RF user manual Installing the Memory, Dual Channel Memory Configuration

INSTALLATIONS

Installing the Memory

The MB886/MB898F motherboard supports four DDR2 memory sockets for a maximum total memory of 8GB in DDR memory type. It supports DDR2 533/667/800.

Basically, the system memory interface has the following features: Supports two 64-bit wide DDR data channels

Available bandwidth up to 6.4GB/s (DDR2 800) for single-channel mode and 12.8GB/s (DDR2 800) in dual-channel mode.

Supports 256Mb, 512Mb, 1Gb DDR2 technologies. Supports only x8, x16, DDR2 devices with four banks Supports only unbuffered DIMMs

Supports opportunistic refresh

Up to 32 simultaneously open pages (four per row, four rows maximum)

Dual Channel Memory Configuration

If you want to operate the Dual Channel Technology, please note the following explanations due to the limitation of Intel chipset specifications.

1.Dual Channel mode will not be enabled if only one DDR II memory module is installed.

2.To enable Dual Channel mode with two or four memory modules (it is recommended to use memory modules of identical brand, size, chips, and speed), you must install them into DIMM sockets of the same color. The following is a Dual Channel Memory configuration table:

(DS: Double Side, SS: Single Side)

	DDRII1	DDRII2	DDRII3	DDRII4
2MemoryModules	DS/SS	X	DS/SS	X
	X	DS/SS	X	DS/SS
4MemoryModules	DS/SS	DS/SS	DS/SS	DS/SS

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