Asus P5E3 Channel, Sockets, Sockets, 2.4.1Overview, P5E3 DELUXE/WiFi-AP, 240-pinDDR3 DIMM sockets, 2.4.2Memory configurations, Recommended Memory Configurations

2.4System memory

2.4.1Overview

The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets.

A DDR3 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR2 DIMM but is notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR2 DIMM socket. DDR3 modules are developed for better performance with less power consumption.

The figure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets:

DIMM A1 DIMM A2 DIMM B1 DIMM B2

P5E3 DELUXE

P5E3 DELUXE/WiFi-AP

240-pin DDR3 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 non‑ECC DDR3 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets.

Recommended Memory Configurations

Mode		Sockets
	DIMM_A1	DIMM_A2	DIMM_B1	DIMM_B2
Single-Channel	—	—	—	Populated
	—	Populated	—	—
Dual-channel (1)	—	Populated	—	Populated
Dual-channel (2)	Populated	Populated	Populated	Populated

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