Asus P8H61-M LX3 PLUS R2.0 P8H61-M LX3 PLUS R2.0 User's Manual - Page 23

System memory

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4. Carefully remove the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard. 5. Rotate each fastener clockwise to ensure correct orientation when reinstalling. 1.7 System memory 1.7.1 Overview The motherboard comes with two Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. A DDR3 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR2 DIMM but is notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR2 DIMM socket. DDR3 modules are developed for better performance with less power consumption. The figure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets: DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 P8H61-M LX3 R2.0 Series Channel Channel A Channel B Sockets DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 P8H61-M LX3 R2.0 Series 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-13

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Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.7
System memory
1.7.1
Overview
The motherboard comes with two Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules
(DIMM) sockets.
A DDR3 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR2 DIMM but is notched
differently to prevent installation on a DDR2 DIMM socket. DDR3 modules are developed for
better performance with less power consumption.
The figure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets:
4.
Carefully remove the heatsink and fan
assembly from the motherboard.
5.
Rotate each fastener clockwise to ensure
correct orientation when reinstalling.
Channel
Sockets
Channel A
DIMM_A1
Channel B
DIMM_B1
P8H61-M LX3 R2.0 Series
P8H61-M LX3 R2.0 Series 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets
DIMM_A1
DIMM_B1