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Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI TPS  
Functional Architecture 
Revision 1.3 
 
15 
Intel order number: E64311-005 
socket 2 are mutually independent. As a result, if channel A and channel B have identical DIMM 
population and channel D and channel E have identical DIMM population, then mirroring is 
possible.  
For example, if the system is populated with six DIMMS {A1, B1, A2, B2, D1, E1}, channel 
mirroring is possible. Both the populations shown in the following table are valid. 
Table 2. Mirroring DIMM Population Rules Variance across Nodes 
A1 
A2 
B1 
B2 
C1 
C2 
D1 
D2 
E1 
E2 
F1 
F2 
Mirroring 
Possible? 
P  P 
   P 
 P 
   Yes 
P P 
  P 
 P 
   Yes 
 
3.2.5 
Memory Upgrade Rules 
Upgrading the system memory requires careful positioning of the DDR3 DIMMs based on the 
following factors: 
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Current RAS mode of operation 
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Existing DDR3 DIMM population 
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DDR3 DIMM characteristics 
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Optimization techniques used by the Intel
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 Xeon
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 Processor 5500 series and Intel
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Xeon
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 Processor 5600 series to maximize memory bandwidth 
In the Channel Independent mode, all DDR3 channels operate independently. The Channel 
Independent mode can also be used to support a single DIMM configuration in channel A and in 
the single channel mode. 
The following general rules must be observed when selecting and configuring memory to obtain 
the best performance from the system. 
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Mixing RDIMMs and UDIMMs is not supported. 
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Mixing memory type, size, speed, rank and/or vendors in the compute module is not 
supported. 
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Non-ECC memory is not validated and is not supported in a server environment. 
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Use of identical DIMMs in the compute module is recommended. 
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If an installed DDR3 DIMM has faulty or incompatible SPD data, it is ignored during 
memory initialization and is (essentially) disabled by the BIOS. If a DDR3 DIMM has no 
or missing SPD information, the slot in which it is placed is treated as empty by the 
BIOS. 
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When CPU Socket 1 is empty, any DIMM memory in Channel A through Channel C is 
unavailable. 
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When CPU Socket 2 is empty, any DIMM memory in Channel D through Channel F is 
unavailable. 
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If both processor sockets are populated but Channel A through Channel C is empty, the 
platform can still function with remote memory in Channel D through Channel F. 
However, platform performance suffers latency due to remote memory.