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GA-8I915P-MF supports the Dual Channel Technology. After operating the Dual Channel Technology,

the bandwidth of Memory Bus will add double up to 6.4GB/s.
GA-8I915P-MF includes 4 DIMM sockets, and each Channel has two DIMM sockets as following:

Channel A : DDR 1, DDR 2
Channel B : DDR 3, DDR 4

If you want to operate the Dual Channel Technology, please note the following explanations due to
the limitation of Intel

chipset specifications.

1. Only one DDR memory module is installed: The Dual Channel Technology can't operate when

only one DDR memory module is installed.

2. Two DDR memory modules are installed (the same memory size and type): The Dual

Channel Technology will operate when two memory modules are inserted individually into
Channel A and B. If you install two memory modules in the same channel, the Dual
Channel Technology will not operate.

3. Three DDR memory modules are installed: Please note that The Dual Channel Technology

will not operate when three DDR memory modules are installed; part of them will not be
detected.

4. Four DDR memory modules are installed: If you install four memory modules at the same

time, the Dual Channel Technology will operate only when those modules have the same
memory size and type.

We'll strongly recommend our user to slot two DDR memory modules into the DIMMs with the
same color in order for Dual Channel Technology to work.

2 memory modules

4 memory modules

DDR 1

DDR 2

DDR 3

DDR 4

DS/SS

Figure 1: Dual Channel Technology (DS: Double Side, SS: Single Side)

1 memory module

2 memory modules

3 memory modules

DDR 1

DDR 2

DDR 3

DDR 4

DS/SS

Figure 2: Don't operate Dual Channel Technology (DS: Double Side, SS: Single Side)

The following tables include all memory-installed combination types: