SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL

Memory Population Rules

When considering the memory configuration of your server, you should consider the following items:

Each channel has two DIMM slots (for example, channel A = slots A1 and A2).

A channel can operate with one or two DIMMs installed.

If a channel has only one DIMM, populate slot 1 first (the blue slot).

When both CPUs are installed, populate the DIMM slots of each CPU identically.

Fill blue slots in the channels first: A1, E1, B1, F1, C1, G1, D1, H1

Fill black slots in the channels second: A2, E2, B2, F2, C2, G2, D2, H2

Any DIMM installed in a DIMM socket for which the CPU is absent is not recognized.

Observe the DIMM mixing rules shown in Table 32

Table 32 DIMM Rules for C220 M3 Servers

DIMM Parameter

DIMMs in the Same Channel

DIMM in the Same Bank1

DIMM Capacity

RDIMM = 4, 8, or 16 GB

DIMMs in the same channel (for

 

example, A1 and A2) can have

 

different capacities.

LRDIMM = 32 GB

You cannot mix 32 GB LRDIMMs

 

with any RDIMM or UDIMM

UDIMM = 4 GB

You cannot mix 4 GB UDIMMs with

 

any RDIMM or LRIMM

DIMM Speed

 

For best performance, DIMMs in the same bank (for example, A1, B1, C1, D1) should have the same capacity.

You cannot mix 32 GB LRDIMMs with any RDIMM or UDIMM

You cannot mix 4 GB UDIMMs with any RDIMM or LRIMM

1866-, 1600-, or 1333-MHz2

DIMMs will run at the lowest speed

 

of the DIMMs/CPUs installed

DIMM Type

 

DIMMs will run at the lowest speed of the DIMMs/CPUs installed

RDIMMs, LRDIMMs, or UDIMMs

You cannot mix DIMM types in a

You cannot mix DIMM types in a bank

 

channel

 

 

 

 

 

1 DPC or 2 DPC

3 DPC

 

 

 

 

See Table 5 on page 20 for

Not supported

DIMMs per Channel (DPC)

valid LRDIMM and RDIMM 1 DPC and

 

 

2 DPC memory configurations

 

 

UDIMMs run at 1066 MHz at 1.35 V

 

 

and 1333 MHz at 1.5 V

 

 

 

 

Notes . . .

1.Although you can have different DIMM capacities in the same bank, this will result in less than optimal performance. For optimal performance, all DIMMs in the same bank should be identical.

2.Only 1866-, 1600-, and 1333-MHz DIMMs are currently available for the C220 M3 server.

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