IBM 71453RU manual Low-cost and low-power Dimm installation sequence

DIMM 1

DIMM 2

DIMM 3

DIMM 4

DIMM 5

DIMM 6

DIMM 7

DIMM 8

vIn a low-cost and low-power DIMM installation, install the DIMMs on each memory card in the order shown in the following tables. The goal in a low-cost and low-power configuration is to completely fill each memory card before you install the next memory card.

Table 6. Low-cost and low-power DIMM installation sequence

DIMM pair	Memory-card	DIMM-connector	Installed
installation order	connector number	numbers	microprocessors
First	1	1 and 8	1 and 4
Second	7	1 and 8
Third	1	3 and 6
Fourth	7	3 and 6
Fifth	1	2 and 7
Sixth	7	2 and 7
Seventh	1	4 and 5
Eighth	7	4 and 5

If you plan to install additional memory cards in the low-cost and low-power installation sequence, follow the DIMM installation sequence in Table 6 for each memory card. Install the memory cards in the installation sequence shown in Table 7.

Table 7. Low-cost and low-power memory-card installation sequence

	Memory-card connector
Memory card pairs	number	Installed microprocessors
First	1 and 7	1 and 4
Second	2 and 8
Third	3 and 5	2 and 3
Fourth	4 and 6

In a high-performance DIMM installation, install the DIMMs on each memory card in the order shown in the following table. You must install at least one pair of DIMMs on each memory card.

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