Nvidia 650I manual Installing the CPU Fan, Installing Memory DIMMs

Installing and Configuring the NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard

Note: Make sure the CPU is fully seated and level in the socket.

7.Close the load plate over the CPU and press down while you close and engage the socket lever.

Installing the CPU Fan

There are many different fan types that can be used with this motherboard. Follow the instruction that came with you fan assembly. Be sure that the fan orientation is correct for your chassis type and your fan assembly.

Installing Memory DIMMs

Your new motherboard has four 1.8V 240-pin slots for DDR2 memory. These slots support 256 Mb, 512 Mb and 1 Gb DDR2 technologies for x8 and x16 devices. They also support dual channel DDR2 memory technology up to 10.7GB/s. There must be at least one memory bank populated to ensure normal operation. Use the following the recommendations for installing memory. (See Figure 1 on page 10 for the location of the memory slots on the card)

‰One DIMM: Install into slot 0. You can install the DIMM into any slot, however, slot 0 is preferred.

‰Two DIMMs: Install into either slots 0 and 1 or 2 and 3. The idea is to not have the DIMMs in adjacent slots.

‰Four DIMMS: Install into slots 0, 1, 2, and 3.

CPU side

DIMM Slot 0

DIMM Slot 2

DIMM Slot 1

DIMM Slot 3

Card-edge side

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