1.7System memory

1.7.1 Overvi ew

The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets.

A DDR2 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR DIMM but has a 240-pin footprint compared to the 184-pin DDR DIMM. DDR2 DIMMs are notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR DIMM socket.

The figure illustrates the location of the DDR2 DIMM sockets:

DIMM A1

DIMM B1

DIMM A2

DIMM B2

112 Pins 128 Pins

M2N8-VMX 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Sockets

Channel

Sockets

Channel A

DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2

Channel B

DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2

1.7.2 Memory confi gurati ons

You may install 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, and 2 GB unbuffered/ECC or Non- ECC DDR2 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets.

Recommended Memory Confi gurati ons

 

 

Sockets

 

Mode

DIMM_A1

DIMM_A2

DIMM_B1

DIMM_B2

 

Populated

-

-

-

 

Single Channel

-

Populated

-

-

-

-

Populated

-

 

 

-

-

-

Populated

Dual-channel (1)

Populated

-

Populated

-

-

Populated

-

Populated

 

Dual-channel (2)

Populated

Populated

Populated

Populated

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