Table 6-1DIMM Socket Locations

Item

Description

Socket Color

 

 

 

1

DIMM socket XMM1, Channel A

Blue

 

(populate first)

 

 

 

 

2

DIMM socket XMM2, Channel A

Black

 

 

 

3

DIMM socket XMM3, Channel B

Blue

 

(populate second)

 

 

 

 

4

DIMM socket XMM4, Channel B

Black

NOTE: A DIMM must occupy the XMM1 socket.

The system will automatically operate in single channel mode, dual channel mode, or flex mode, depending on how the DIMMs are installed.

●The system will operate in single channel mode if the DIMM sockets are populated in one channel only.

●The system will operate in a higher-performing dual channel mode if the total memory capacity of the DIMMs in Channel A is equal to the total memory capacity of the DIMMs in Channel B. The technology and device width can vary between the channels. For example, if Channel A is populated with two 512-MB DIMMs and Channel B is populated with one 1-GB DIMM, the system will operate in dual channel mode.

●The system will operate in flex mode if the total memory capacity of the DIMMs in Channel A is not equal to the total memory capacity of the DIMMs in Channel B. In flex mode, the channel populated with the least amount of memory describes the total amount of memory assigned to dual channel and the remainder is assigned to single channel. For optimal speed, the channels should be balanced so that the largest amount of memory is spread between the two channels. If one channel will have more memory than the other, the larger amount should be assigned to Channel A. For example, if you are populating the sockets with one 1-GB DIMM, and three 512-MB DIMMs, Channel A should be populated with the 1-GB DIMM and one 512-MB DIMM, and Channel B should

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