Gigabyte GA-8IP900MK [19/96] English

- 15 - Hardware Installation Process

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Below are the explanations:

If you want to operate the Dual Channel Technology, please note the following explanations

due to the limitation of Intel chipset specifications.

1. Only one DDR memory module is installed: The Dual Channel Technology can't

operate when only one DDR memory module is installed. Additionally, you can boot the

system only when the memory module is inserted into Channel A. On the other hand,

the memory module must be inserted into DIMM1 or DIMM3 sockets.

2. Two DDR memory modules are installed (the same memory size and type): The Dual

Channel Technology will operate when two memory modules are inserted indiv idually

into Channel A and B. If you install two memory modules in the same channel, the Dual

Channel Technology will not operate. Additionally, y ou can boot the system only when

one of the memory modules is inserted into Channel A. On the other hand, the memory

module must be inserted into DIMM1 or DIMM3 sockets.

3. Three DDR memory modules are installed: Please note that the Dual Channel Technol-

ogy will "not" operate when three DDR memory modules are installed. If you install

three memory modules, the system will only detect those memory modules inserted in

Channel A, and those in Channel B will not be detected!

Dual Channel DDR:

GA-8IP900MK supports Dual Channel Technology.

When Dual Channel Technology is activated, the bandwidth of memory bus will be double the original

one,w ith the fastest speed at 5.3GB/s DDR333.

GA-8IP900MK includes four DIMM slots, and each Channel has 2 DIMMs as following:

Channel A : DIMM 1, 2

Channel B : DIMM 3, 4

DDR Introduction

Established on the existing SDRAM industry infrastructure, DDR (Double Data Rate) memory is a

high performance and cost-effective solution that allows easy adoption for memory vendors, OEMs

and sy stem integrators.

DDR memory is a sensible ev olutionary solution for the PC industry that builds on the existing

SDRAM infrastructure, yet makes awesome advances in solving the system performance bottleneck

by doubling the memory bandwidth. DDR SDRAM will offer a superior solution and migration path from

existing SDRAM designs due to its availability, pricing and overall market support. PC2100 DDR

memory (DDR266) doubles the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and falling edge

of the clock, achieving data bandwidth 2X greater than PC133 w hen running with the same DRAM

clock frequency . With peak bandwidth of 2.664GB per second, DDR memory enables system OEMs

to build high performance and low latency DRAM subsystems that are suitable for servers, workstations,

high-end PC's and value desktop SMA systems.