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2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)

2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)

This motherboard provides four 240-pin DDRII (Double Data Rate II) DIMM slots,

and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. For dual channel configuration,

you always need to install identical (the same brand, speed, size and chip-

type) DDRII DIMM pair in the slots of the same color. In other words, you have to

install identical DDRII DIMM pair in Dual Channel A (DDRII_1 and DDRII_2;

Yellow slots; see p.10 No.7) or identical DDRII DIMM pair in Dual Channel B

(DDRII_3 and DDRII_4; Orange slots; see p.10 No.8), so that Dual Channel Memory

Technology can be activated. This motherboard also allows you to install four

DDRII DIMMs for dual channel configuration, and please install identical DDRII

DIMMs in all four slots. You may refer to the Dual Channel Memory Configuration

Table below.

Dual Channel Memory Configurations

DDRII_1 DD RII_2 DDRII_3 DDRII_4

(Yellow Slot) (Yellow Slot) (Orange Slot) (Orange Slot)

(1) Populated Populated - -

(2) - - Populated Populated

(3)* Populated Populated Populated Populated

* For the configuration (3), please install identical DDRII DIMMs in all four slots.

1. If you want to install two memory modules, for optimal compatibility

and reliability, it is recommended to install them in the slots of the

same color. In other words, install them either in the set of yellow

slots (DDRII_1 and DDRII_2), or in the set of orange slots (DDRII_3

and DDRII_4).

2. If only one memory module or three memory modules are installed

in the DDRII DIMM slots on this motherboard, it is unable to activate

the Dual Channel Memory Technology.

3. If a pair of memory modules is NOT installed in the same Dual

Channel, for example, installing a pair of memory modules in DDRII_1

and DDRII_3, it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory

Technology .

4. It is not allowed to install a DDR memory module into DDRII slot;

otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged.