ASUS RS100-E8-PI2 Manual De Usuario
Chapter 2: Hardware setup
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2.3
System memory
2.3.1
Overview
The motherboard comes with four 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
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:
The figure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets:
2.3.2
Memory Configurations
You may install 2 GB, 4 GB, and 8 GB Unbuffered with ECC DDR3 DIMMs into the DIMM
sockets using the memory configurations in this section.
UDIMM
DIMM Slot
Per Channel
DIMM Populated
per Channel
DIMM Type
Speed
Rank per
DIMM
2
1
Unbuffered
DDR3
1333/1600
Single Rank
Dual Rank
2
2
Unbuffered
DDR3
1333/1600
Single Rank
Dual Rank
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Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency. For optimum compatibility, it is
recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor.
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Start installing the DIMMs in slots A2 and B2 (Blue).