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Chapter 2: Hardware setup
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For dual-channel configuration (3), you may:
• install identical DIMMs in all four sockets
or
• install identical DIMM pair in DIMM_A1 and DIMM_B1 (blue sockets)
and identical DIMM pair in DIMM_A2 and DIMM_B2 (black sockets)
SOCKETS
Mode
DIMM_A1
DIMM_A2
DIMM_B1
DIMM_B2
(blue)
(black)
(blue)
(black)
Single-channel
(1) Populated
(2)
Populated
(3)
Populated
(4)
Populated
Dual-channel
(1) Populated
Populated
(2)
Populated
Populated
(3)* Populated
Populated
Populated
Populated
Table 2
Memory frequency/CPU FSB synchronization
Table 1
Recommended memory configurations
CPU FSB
DDR DIMM Type
Memory Frequency
800 MHz
PC3200/PC2700/PC2100
400/333/266 MHz
533 MHz
PC2700/PC2100
333/266 MHz
400 MHz
PC2100
266 MHz