1.4System memory

1.4.1Overview

The motherboard comes with two Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets.

A DDR3 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR2 DIMM but is notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR2 DIMM socket. DDR3 modules are developed for better performance with less power consumption.

The figure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets:

DIMM_B1

DIMM_A1

 

Channel

Sockets

 

 

Channel A

DIMM_A1

 

 

Channel B

DIMM_B1

A55BM-A/USB3

A55BM-A/USB3 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets

ASUS A55BM-A/USB3

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