2.3System memory

2.3.1Overview

The motherboard comes with eight (for CPU1) and four (for CPU2) Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets.

The figure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets:

2.3.2Memory Configurations

You may install 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB and 32GB* RDIMMs or 1GB, 2GB, 4GB and 8GB* UDIMMs or 8GB, 16GB and 32GB* LR-DIMMs into the DIMM sockets using the memory configurations in this section.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 CPU Configuration (must on CPU1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A1

A2

B1

B2

C1

C2

D1

D2

1 DIMMs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 DIMMs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 DIMMs

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 DIMMs

 

 

 

 

 

5 DIMMs

 

 

 

 

6 DIMMs

 

 

 

7 DIMMs

 

 

8 DIMMs

 

*Refer to ASUS Server AVL for latest update.

• Start installing the DIMMs from slot A1 and C1 (light blue).

Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency. For optimum compatibility, it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor.

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