Populating DIMM Sockets
There are four DIMM sockets on the system board, with two sockets per channel. The sockets are labeled XMM1, XMM2, XMM3, and XMM4. Sockets XMM1 and XMM3 operate in memory channel A. Sockets XMM2 and XMM4 operate in memory channel B.
Figure 2-6 DIMM Socket Locations
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1 | DIMM socket XMM1, Channel A | Black |
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2 | DIMM socket XMM2, Channel B | Black |
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3 | DIMM socket XMM3, Channel A | Blue |
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4 | DIMM socket XMM4, Channel B | Blue |
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The system will automatically operate in single channel mode or dual channel mode, depending on how the DIMMs are installed.
●The system will operate in a
●The system will operate in single channel mode if the DIMMs are populated in any other supported configuration. Supported configurations consist of any combination of one, two, three, or four DIMMs as long as socket XMM1 is populated before socket XMM3 in Channel A, and socket XMM2 is populated before socket XMM4 in Channel B.
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