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2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)
This motherboard provides four
Dual Channel Memory Configurations
| DDR3_A1 | DDR3_A2 | DDR3_B1 | DDR3_B2 |
| (Blue Slot) | (White Slot) | (Blue Slot) | (White Slot) |
(1) | Populated | - | Populated | - |
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(2) | - | Populated | - | Populated |
(3)* | Populated | Populated | Populated | Populated |
* For the conf guration (3), please install identical DDR3 DIMMs in all four slots.
1. Please install the memory module into the white slot (DDR3_A2 and DDR3_B2) for the f rst priority.
2. If you want to install two memory modules, for optimal compatibility and reliability, it is recommended to install them in the slots of the same color. In other words, install them either in the set of blue slots (DDR3_A1 and DDR3_B1), or in the set of white slots (DDR3_ A2 and DDR3_B2).
3. If only one memory module or three memory modules are installed in the DDR3 DIMM slots on this motherboard, it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology.
4. If a pair of memory modules is NOT installed in the same Dual Channel, for example, installing a pair of memory modules in DDR3_A1 and DDR3_A2, it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology .
5. It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into DDR3 slot; otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be dam- aged.
6. If you adopt DDR3 2000/1866/1800/1600 memory modules on this motherboard, it is recommended to install them on DDR3_A2 and DDR3_B2 slots.
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