Table 1Recommended memory configurations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sockets

 

 

 

Mode

 

DIMM_A1

DIMM_A2

DIMM_B1

DIMM_B2

 

 

 

 

(blue)

(black)

(blue)

(black)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Single-channel

(1)

Populated

 

 

 

(2)

Populated

 

 

 

(3)

Populated

 

 

 

(4)

Populated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dual-channel

(1)

Populated

Populated

 

 

 

(2)

Populated

Populated

 

 

 

(3)*

Populated

Populated

Populated

Populated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*For dual-channel configuration (3), you may:

install identical DIMMs in all four sockets, or

install identical DIMM pair in DIMM_A1 and DIMM_B1 (blue sockets) and identical DIMM pair in DIMM_A2 and DIMM_B2 (black sockets)

Table 2Memory frequency/CPU FSB synchronization

 

 

 

 

 

CPU FSB

DDR DIMM Type

Memory Frequency

 

 

 

 

 

 

800 MHz

 

PC3200

400 MHz

 

 

 

 

 

 

533 MHz

 

PC2700

333 MHz

 

 

 

 

 

 

400 MHz

 

PC2100

266 MHz

 

 

 

 

 

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