Product Description
1.5 System Memory
CAUTION
To be fully compliant with all applicable Intel®SDRAM memory specifications, the board should be populated with DIMMs that support the Serial Presence Detect (SPD) data structure. If your memory modules do not support SPD, you will see a notification to this effect on the screen at power up. The BIOS will attempt to configure the memory controller for normal operation; however, DIMMs may not function at the determined frequency.
CAUTION
Because the main system memory is also used as video memory, the board requires a 100 MHz SDRAM DIMM even though the host bus frequency is 66 MHz. It is highly recommended that an SPD DIMM be used, since this allows the BIOS to read the SPD data and program the chipset to accurately configure memory settings for optimum performance. If
The board has one DIMM socket. The minimum memory size is 32 MB and the maximum memory size is 256 MB. The BIOS automatically detects memory type, size, and frequency.
The board supports the following memory features:
∙3.3 V,
∙100 MHz SDRAM
∙Serial Presence Detect (SPD) or
∙
∙Unbuffered single- or
The board is designed to support the DIMM configurations listed in Table 4 below.
Table 4. System Memory Configuration
DIMM Size
32MB
64MB
128MB
256MB (Note)
4 Mbit x 64
8 Mbit x 64
16 Mbit x 64
32 Mbit x 64
Note: | A 256 MB DIMM used with this board must be built with 128 Mbit device technology. |
For information about
The PC Serial Presence Detect Specification
Obtaining copies of PC SDRAM specifications
Refer to
Table 2, page 13
http://www.intel.com/design/pcisets/memory
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