Asus A7N8X-E 2.4.1 Overview, 2.4.2 Memory configurations, Important notes on memory configurations

2.4System memory

2.4.1 Overview

The motherboard comes with three (3) Double Data Rate (DDR) Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets.

The following figure illustrates the location of the sockets.

104 Pins

A7N8X-E

80 Pins

A7N8X-E 184-Pin DDR

DIMM Sockets

2.4.2 Memory configurations

You may install 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, and 1GB DDR DIMMs into the DIMM sockets using the memory configurations in this section.

Important notes on memory configurations

1. Installing DDR DIMMs other than the recommended configurations may cause memory sizing error or system boot failure. Use any of the recommended configurations in Table 1.

2.Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency. For optimum compatibility, it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor.

3.DIMMs with more than 18 chips are not supported.

4.DIMMs with more than 8 devices on each side of the module are not supported.

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