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1.7 System memory 1.7.1 Overview The motherboard comes with two 240-pin Double Data Rate (DDR2) and two 184-pin DDR Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. DDR2 DIMMS are notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR DIMM socket. The following figure illustrates the location of the sockets: Color Blue Yellow Sockets DDR_1 and DDR_2 DDR2_1 and DDR2_2 P5VDC-MX DDR2_1 DDR2_2 DDR_1 DDR_2 ® P5VDC-MX DDR DIMM sockets • To prevent damage to the motherboard, d o n o t u s e D D R a n d DDR2 memory simultaneously. • Due to chipset resource allocation, the system may detect less than 2 GB system memory when you installed two 1 GB DDR2 or DDR memory modules. 1.7.2 Memory Configurations You may install 256MB, 512MB, and 1 GB unbuffered non-ECC DDR/DDR2 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets. ASUS P5VDC-MX 1-15

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ASUS P5VDC-MX
ASUS P5VDC-MX
ASUS P5VDC-MX
ASUS P5VDC-MX
ASUS P5VDC-MX
1-15
1-15
1-15
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1.7
System memory
1.7.1
1.7.1
1.7.1
1.7.1
1.7.1
Overview
Overview
Overview
Overview
Overview
The motherboard comes with two 240-pin Double Data Rate (DDR2) and
two 184-pin DDR Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets.
DDR2 DIMMS are notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR DIMM
socket.
The following figure illustrates the location of the sockets:
•
To prevent damage to the motherboard, do not use DDR and
do not use DDR and
do not use DDR and
do not use DDR and
do not use DDR and
DDR2 memory simultaneously.
DDR2 memory simultaneously.
DDR2 memory simultaneously.
DDR2 memory simultaneously.
DDR2 memory simultaneously.
•
Due to chipset resource allocation, the system may detect less than
2 GB system memory when you installed two 1 GB DDR2 or DDR
memory modules.
Color
Color
Color
Color
Color
Sockets
Sockets
Sockets
Sockets
Sockets
Blue
DDR_1 and DDR_2
Yellow
DDR2_1 and DDR2_2
P5VDC-MX
P5VDC-MX DDR DIMM sockets
DDR2_1
DDR2_2
DDR_1
DDR_2
1.7.2
1.7.2
1.7.2
1.7.2
1.7.2
Memory Configurations
Memory Configurations
Memory Configurations
Memory Configurations
Memory Configurations
You may install 256MB, 512MB, and 1 GB unbuffered non-ECC DDR/DDR2
DIMMs into the DIMM sockets.