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Installation of Memor, Installation of Memory Modules DIMM, y Modules DIMM

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2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) This motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR2 (Double Data Rate 2) DIMM slots and four 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) 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) DDR2/DDR3 DIMM pair in the slots of the same color. In other words, you have to install identical DDR2 DIMM pair in Dual Channel A (DDRII_1 and DDRII_2; Yellow slots; see p.11 No.7), identical DDR3 DIMM pair in Dual Channel B (DDR3_A1 and DDR3_B1; Green slots; see p.11 No.8), or identical DDR3 DIMM pair in Dual Channel C (DDR3_A2 and DDR3_B2; Pink slots; see p.11 No.9), so that Dual Channel Memory Technology can be activated. This motherboard also allows you to install four DDR3 DIMMs for dual channel configuration, and please install identical DDR3 DIMMs in all four slots. You may refer to the Dual Channel Memory Configuration Table below. Dual Channel DDR2 Memory Configurations (DS: Double Side, SS: Single Side) DDRII_1 (Yellow Slot) 2 memory modules SS 2 memory modules DS DDRII_2 (Yellow Slot) SS DS Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Configurations (DS: Double Side, SS: Single Side) DDR3_A1 (Green Slot) 2 memory modules SS 2 memory modules DS 2 memory modules X 2 memory modules X 4 memory modules SS 4 memory modules DS DDR3_A2 (Pink Slot) X X SS DS SS DS DDR3_B1 (Green Slot) SS DS X X SS DS DDR3_B2 (Pink Slot) X X SS DS SS DS 18

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2.5
Installation of Memor
2.5
Installation of Memor
2.5
Installation of Memor
2.5
Installation of Memor
2.5
Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)
y Modules (DIMM)
y Modules (DIMM)
y Modules (DIMM)
y Modules (DIMM)
This motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR2 (Double Data Rate 2) DIMM slots and
four 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) 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) DDR2/DDR3 DIMM pair in
the slots of the same color. In other words, you have to install
identical
DDR2
DIMM pair in
Dual Channel A
(DDRII_1 and DDRII_2; Yellow slots; see p.11 No.7),
identical
DDR3 DIMM pair in
Dual Channel B
(DDR3_A1 and DDR3_B1; Green
slots; see p.11 No.8), or
identical
DDR3 DIMM pair in
Dual Channel C
(DDR3_A2
and DDR3_B2; Pink slots; see p.11 No.9), so that Dual Channel Memory Technol-
ogy can be activated. This motherboard also allows you to install four DDR3 DIMMs
for dual channel configuration, and please install
identical
DDR3 DIMMs in all four
slots. You may refer to the Dual Channel Memory Configuration Table below.
DDR3_A1
DDR3_A2
DDR3_B1
DDR3_B2
(Green Slot)
(Pink Slot)
(Green Slot)
(Pink Slot)
2 memory modules
SS
X
SS
X
2 memory modules
DS
X
DS
X
2 memory modules
X
SS
X
SS
2 memory modules
X
DS
X
DS
4 memory modules
SS
SS
SS
SS
4 memory modules
DS
DS
DS
DS
Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Configurations
(DS: Double Side, SS: Single Side)
DDRII_1
DDRII_2
(Yellow Slot)
(Yellow Slot)
2 memory modules
SS
SS
2 memory modules
DS
DS
Dual Channel DDR2 Memory Configurations
(DS: Double Side, SS: Single Side)