Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server

Installing or Replacing Server Components

DIMM Sockets

Figure 3-13shows the DIMM sockets on the motherboard.

Each CPU supports four DDR3 memory channels.

Channels are labeled with letters as shown in Figure 3-13.

Each channel has three DIMM sockets. The blue socket in a channel is always socket 1.

Figure 3-13 DIMM and CPU Sockets on the Motherboard

Front of Server

L1

CPU3

L2

Channel L

L3

M1

CPU3

M2

Channel M

M3

 

CPU 3

K3

CPU3

K2

Channel K

K1

J3

CPU3

J2

Channel J

J1

R1

CPU4

R2

Channel R

R3

CPU4

S1

S2

Channel S

S3

 

 

CPU 4

P3

CPU4

P2

Channel P

P1

N3

CPU4

N2

Channel N

N1

CPU2

G1

Channel G

G2

G3

CPU2

H1

Channel H

H2

H3

CPU 2

 

CPU2

F3

F2

Channel F

F1

CPU2

E3

E2

Channel E

E1

CPU1

C1

Channel C

C2

C3

CPU1

D1

Channel D

D2

D3

 

CPU 1

 

CPU1

B3

Channel B

B2

B1

CPU1

A3

Channel A

A2

A1

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