Nvidia manual Dual-Channel Memory Population Rules, DDR2, MS-7374 Mainboard

MS-7374 Mainboard

Memory

These DIMM slots are used for installing memory modules.

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DDR2

240-pin, 1.8V

56x2=112 pin 64x2=128 pin

Dual-Channel Memory Population Rules

In Dual-Channel mode, the memory modules can transmit and receive data with two data bus lines simultaneously. Enabling Dual-Channel mode can enhance the system performance. The following illustrations explain the population rules for Dual-Channel mode.

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DIMM1

DIMM2

DIMM3

DIMM4

2	DIMM1
	DIMM2
	DIMM3
	DIMM4

Installed

Empty

Important

-DDR2 memory modules are not interchangeable with DDR and the DDR2 standard is not backwards compatible. You should always install DDR2 memory modules in the DDR2 DIMM slots.

-In Dual-Channel mode, make sure that you install memory modules of the same type and density in different channel DIMM slots.

-To enable successful system boot-up, always insert the memory modules into the DIMM1 first.

-Due to the chipset resource deployment, the system density will only be detected up to 7+GB (not full 8GB) when each DIMM is installed with a 2GB memory module.

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