Dell PowerEdge T100 Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 76

Addressing Memory With 8-GB Configurations (Microsoft® Windows® Operating System Only), System ROM - maximum memory

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Table 3-2. Memory Configuration Guidelines Total Memory 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB 3 GB 3 GB 4 GB 4 GB 5 GB 5 GB 6 GB 6 GB 8 GB DIMM_1A 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB 512 MB 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB 512 MB 2 GB 1 GB 2 GB 512 MB 2 GB 1 GB 2 GB DIMM_1B none none none 512 MB 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB 512 MB 2 GB 1 GB 2 GB 512 MB 2 GB 1 GB 2 GB DIMM_2A none none none none 512 MB none 512 MB 1 GB none 1 GB 512 MB 2 GB 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB DIMM_2B none none none none 512 MB none 512 MB 1 GB none 1 GB 512 MB 2 GB 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB Addressing Memory With 8-GB Configurations (Microsoft® Windows® Operating System Only) Your system supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory using four 2-GB memory modules. Current operating systems can use a maximum of 8 GB of address space; however, the amount of memory available to the operating system is slightly less than 8 GB. NOTE: Depending on the type of PCI/PCIe expansion cards that are installed in your system, your system may only support a maximum of 7.4 GB of memory or less. The following components require address space: • System ROM • Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controllers (APIC) 76 Installing System Components

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Installing System Components
Addressing Memory With 8-GB Configurations (Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Operating System Only)
Your system supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory using four 2-GB
memory modules. Current operating systems can use a maximum of 8 GB of
address space; however, the amount of memory available to the operating
system is slightly less than 8 GB.
NOTE:
Depending on the type of PCI/PCIe expansion cards that are installed in
your system, your system may only support a maximum of 7.4 GB of memory or less.
The following components require address space:
System ROM
Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controllers (APIC)
Table 3-2.
Memory Configuration Guidelines
Total Memory
DIMM_1A
DIMM_1B
DIMM_2A
DIMM_2B
512 MB
512 MB
none
none
none
1 GB
1 GB
none
none
none
2 GB
2 GB
none
none
none
1 GB
512 MB
512 MB
none
none
2 GB
512 MB
512 MB
512 MB
512 MB
2 GB
1 GB
1 GB
none
none
3 GB
1 GB
1 GB
512 MB
512 MB
3 GB
512 MB
512 MB
1 GB
1 GB
4 GB
2 GB
2 GB
none
none
4 GB
1 GB
1 GB
1 GB
1 GB
5 GB
2 GB
2 GB
512 MB
512 MB
5 GB
512 MB
512 MB
2 GB
2 GB
6 GB
2 GB
2 GB
1 GB
1 GB
6 GB
1 GB
1 GB
2 GB
2 GB
8 GB
2 GB
2 GB
2 GB
2 GB