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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 |
| (Black Slot) | (Black Slot) | (Black Slot) | (Black Slot) |
(1) | Populated | - | Populated | - |
(2) | - | Populated | - | Populated |
(3)* | Populated | Populated | Populated | Populated |
* For the configuration (3), please install identical DDR3 DIMMs in all four
slots.
1. Please install the memory module into the slots DDR3_A2 and DDR3_B2 for the first priority.
2. If you want to install two memory modules, for optimal compatibility and reliability, it is recommended to install them either in the set of slots DDR3_A1 and DDR3_B1, or in the set of 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 1866/1600 memory modules on this mother- board, it is recommended to install them on DDR3_A2 and DDR3_ B2 slots.
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