Installing System Components 63
Supported Memory Configuration
There are eighteen DIMMs on each system board to support the processor 0
and processor 1. The DIMM sequence of eighteen DIMM sockets is
respectively shown below. When you insert the DIMM(s), you have to always
start with DIMM0_CHA. See the following for possible memory
configurations.
Table 3-1. Memory Configuration
NOTE: An empty DIMM socket is marked as “_”. For the best performance, all the
DIMMs installed must be of the same speed, capacity, and the DIMMs must be from
one manufacturer.
No. of DIMMs POR Speed 1N or 2N DIMM 2 DIMM 1 DIMM 0
1 DDR3-1333 1N _ _ Single-rank
2 DDR3-1333 1N _ _ Dual-rank
3 DDR3-1066 1N _ _ Quad-rank
4 DDR3-1333 1N _ Single-rank Single-rank
5 DDR3-1333 1N _ Single-rank Dual-rank
6 DDR3-1333 1N _ Dual-rank Single-rank
7 DDR3-1333 1N _ Dual-rank Dual-rank
8 DDR3-800 1N _ Single-rank Quad-rank
9 DDR3-800 1N _ Dual-rank Quad-rank
10 DDR3-800 1N _ Quad-rank Quad-rank
11 DDR3-800 1N Single-rank Single-rank Single-rank
12 DDR3-800 1N Single-rank Single-rank Dual-rank
13 DDR3-800 1N Single-rank Dual-rank Single-rank
14 DDR3-800 1N Dual-rank Single-rank Single-rank
15 DDR3-800 1N Single-rank Dual-rank Dual-rank
16 DDR3-800 1N Dual-rank Single-rank Dual-rank
17 DDR3-800 1N Dual-rank Dual-rank Single-rank
18 DDR3-800 1N Dual-rank Dual-rank Dual-rank
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