Intel GA-N680SLI-DQ6 - Manual (Page 16)

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Dual Channel Memory Configuration
The GA-N680SLI-DQ6 supports the Dual Channel Technology. After operat-
ing the Dual Channel Technology, the bandwidth of memory bus will double.
The GA-N680SLI-DQ6 includes 4 DIMM sockets, and each Channel has two DIMM sockets as
following:
Channel 0 : DDRII1, DDRII2
Channel 1 : DDRII3, DDRII4
If you want to operate the Dual Channel Technology, please note the following explanations due to the
limitation of chipset specifications.
1. Dual Channel mode will not be enabled if only one DDRII memory module is installed.
2. To enable Dual Channel mode with two or four memory modules (it is recommended to use
memory modules of identical brand, size, chips, and speed), you must install them into DIMM
sockets of the same color.
The following is a Dual Channel Memory configuration table:
(DS: Double Side, SS: Single Side, "--": Empty)
2 memory modules
4 memory modules
DDRII1 DDRII2 DDRII3 DDRII4
DS/SS - - DS/SS - -
- - DS/SS - - DS/SS
DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS
If two memory modules are to be used to achieve Dual Channel mode, we recommend
installing them in DDRII1 and DDRII3 DIMM sockets.