Online-spare DIMM configurations, basic scheme | Lenovo 6446, 6447

In the configuration that you use, install the largest DIMMs first.

Table 5. Online-spare DIMM configurations, basic scheme

Number of
DIMMs	DIMM connectors	Results

4	1 and 4 (largest DIMMs)	Online-sparing on branch 0
	2 and 5

6	1 and 4 (largest DIMMs)	Online-sparing on branch 0
	2 and 5
	3 and 6

8	1 and 4 (largest DIMMs)	Online-sparing on branch 0
	2 and 5	Online-sparing on dual-rank DIMMs on
	3 and 6	branch 1
	7 and 10 (dual-rank DIMMs only)

10	1 and 4 (largest DIMMs)	Online-sparing on branch 0
	2 and 5	Online-sparing on branch 1
	3 and 6
	7 and 10
	8 and 11

12	1 and 4 (largest DIMMs)	Online-sparing on branch 0
	2 and 5	Online-sparing on branch 1
	3 and 6
	7 and 10
	8 and 11
	9 and 12

Table 6. Online-spare DIMM configurations, alternative scheme (requires BIOS code version 1.04 or later)

Number
of DIMMs	DIMM connectors	Results

4	7 and 10 (largest DIMMs)	Online-sparing on branch 1
	8 and 11

6	7 and 10 (largest DIMMs)	Online-sparing on branch 1
	8 and 11
	9 and 12

8	7 and 10 (largest DIMMs)	Online-sparing on branch 1
	8 and 11	Online-sparing on dual-rank DIMMs on
	9 and 12	branch 0
	1 and 4 (dual-rank DIMMs only)

10	1 and 4 (largest DIMMs)	Online-sparing on branch 0
	2 and 5	Online-sparing on branch 1
	7 and 10
	8 and 11
	9 and 12

12	N/A	N/A

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