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Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup
Figure 5-4. Installing DIMM into Slot
To Install: Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place. Pay
Notch | Notch |
attention to the align- ment notch at the bottom.
To Remove: Use your thumbs to gen- tly push the release tabs near both ends of the module. This
Release Tab
Front View
Note: Notch should align with the receptive key point on the slot.
should release it from the slot.
Top View of DDR3 Slot
Memory Population for Optimal Performance
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Memory Population for Optimal Performance
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Memory Population for Optimal Performance – For a Motherboard with
Four CPUs (CPU1, CPU2, CPU3 & CPU4) Installed
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