User's Manual

Chapter 2: Hardware setup2-8
2.3 System memory
2.3.1 Overview
The motherboard comes with six (6) Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline
Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets.
The gure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets:
2.3.2 MemoryCongurations
You may install 2GB, 4GB and 8GB Unbuffered with ECC DDR3 DIMMs into the
DIMM sockets using the memory congurations in this section.
UDIMM
DIMM Slot Per
Channel
DIMM Populated
per Channel
DIMM Type Speed Rank per DIMM
2 1 Unbuffered DDR3 ECC 1333/1600
Single Rank,
Dual Rank
2 2 Unbuffered DDR3 ECC 1333/1600
Single Rank,
Dual Rank
• Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency. For optimum compatibility,
it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor.
• Start installing the DIMMs in slots A2 and B2 (Blue).