2.4System memory

2.4.1Overview

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

The figure illustrates the location of the DDR2 DIMM sockets:

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M3N-HD/HDMI 240-pin DDR2 DIMM sockets

Channel

Sockets

Channel A

DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2

Channel B

DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2

2.4.2Memory configurations

You may install 512 MB, 1 GB, and 2 GB unbuffered ECC and non‑ECC DDR2 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets.

Recommended Memory Configurations

Mode

 

Sockets

 

DIMM_A1

DIMM_A2

DIMM_B1

DIMM_B2

 

(yellow)

(black)

(yellow)

(black)

Single-Channel

–

–

Populated

–

Populated

–

–

–

 

Dual-channel (1)

Populated

–

Populated

–

Dual-channel (2)

Populated

Populated

Populated

Populated

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