1.4System memory
1.4.1Overview
This motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets. The figure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets:
DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2
DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2
Channel A DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2
Channel B DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2
1.4.2Memory configurations
You may install 2GB, 4GB, and 8GB unbuffered
•You may install varying memory sizes in Channel A and Channel B. The system
maps the total size of the
•According to Intel CPU spec, DIMM voltage below 1.65V is recommended to protect the CPU.
•Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency. For optimal compatibility, we recommend that you install memory modules of the same version or date code (D/C) from the same vendor. Check with the retailer to get the correct memory modules.
•Due to the memory address limitation on
-Use a maximum of 3GB system memory if you are using a
-Install a
-For more details, refer to the Microsoft® support site at http://support.microsoft.
•This motherboard does not support DIMMs made up of 512Mb (64MB) chips or less (Memory chip capacity counts in Megabit, 8 Megabit/Mb = 1 Megabyte/MB).
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