Figure 6-14shows the memory carrier with the side cover removed.

Figure 6-14 Memory Carrier Assembly with Side Cover Removed

4-DIMM Memory

Board

Retaining Slot

Retaining Slot

Memory Installation Conventions

Before installing memory, read and understand the following memory installation conventions:

•“Supported DIMM Sizes and Memory Configurations”

•“Memory Load Order”

•DIMM slot IDs

Supported DIMM Sizes and Memory Configurations

The standard server configuration includes an 8-DIMM memory carrier which contains two

4-DIMM memory boards. An optional, high-capacity memory configuration with a 24-DIMM memory carrier containing a pair of 12-DIMM memory boards is available with this server.

System DIMMs seat onto the memory boards. The minimum server configuration requires at least one memory pair in the 8-DIMM memory carrier, and at least one memory quad (group of four DIMMs) in the 24-DIMM memory carrier.

The following are the supported DIMM sizes for the server:

•512 MB

•1 GB

•2 GB

•4 GB

Table 6-5lists the supported memory configurations for the server.

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