Asus V2-AE1 User Guide - Page 24

2.5 Installing a DIMM The system motherboard comes with two Double Data Rate (DDR) Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets. The following figure illustrates the location of the sockets: ® DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets 2.5.1 Memory configurations You may install 128 MB, 256 MB, 512 MB, and 1 GB unbuffered ECC/ non-ECC DDR DIMMs into the DIMM sockets using the memory configurations in this section. • Installing DDR DIMMs other than the recommended configurations may cause memory sizing error or system boot failure. Use any of the recommended configurations on the next page. • Install only identical (the same type and size) DDR DIMM pairs for each channel. • Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency. For optimum compatibility, it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor. • Due to chipset limitation, this motherboard does not support DIMM modules with less than or equal to 128 Mb memory chips. Recommended memory configurations CPU Mode Single-core Dual-core Single-channel Dual-channel Single-channel Single-channel Dual-channel Sockets DIMM_A1 (black) DIMM_B1 (black) - Populated Populated - Populated Populated Populated - Populated Populated 2-8 Chapter 2: Basic installation