Gigabyte GA-965GM-S2, GA-965GM-DS2 user manual Dual Channel Memory Configuration

Dual Channel Memory Configuration

The GA-965GM-DS2 / GA-965GM-S2 supports the Dual Channel Technology.

After operating the Dual Channel Technology, the bandwidth of memory bus

will double.

The GA-965GM-DS2 / GA-965GM-S2 includes 4 DIMM sockets, and each Channel has two DIMM sockets as following:

Channel 0 : DDRII1, DDRII2

Channel 1 : DDRII3, DDRII4

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 DDRII 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, X:Empty)

	DDRII1	DDRII2	DDRII3	DDRII4
2 memory modules	DS/SS	X	DS/SS	X
	X	DS/SS	X	DS/SS
4 memory modules	DS/SS	DS/SS	DS/SS	DS/SS

(Note) When memory modules of different size and chips are installed, a message which indicates that memory is configured to Flex memory mode operation will appear during POST.

Intel® Flex Memory Technology offers easier upgrades by allowing different memory sizes to be populated and remain in dual-channel mode.

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