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SUPER MICRO Computer AS1020S-8 User Manual

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AS1020S-8 User's Manual

Figure 5-4. Side and Top Views of DDR Installation

To Install:
Insert module vertically
and press down until it
snaps into place. The
release tabs should
close - if they do not
you should close them
yourself.

To Remove:
Use your thumbs to
gently push each re-
lease tab outward to
release the DIMM from
the slot.

Note the notch in the slot and on the bottom of the DIMM.
These prevent the DIMM from being installed incorrectly.

Optimizing memory performance

If two processors are installed, it is better to stagger pairs of DIMMs across both

sets of CPU DIMM slots, e.g. fi rst populate CPU1 slots 1A and 1B, then CPU2 slots

1A, and 1B, then the next two CPU1 slots, etc. This balances the load over both

CPUs to optimize performance.

Maximum memory (two CPUs): 32 GB for DDR333/266 and 16 GB for DDR400.

If only one CPU is installed, maximum supported memory is halved (16 GB for

DDR333/266 and 8 GB for DDR400).

Populating Memory Banks for 64-bit Operation

CPU1

DIMM1A

CPU1

DIMM1B

CPU1

DIMM2A

CPU1

DIMM2B

CPU2

DIMM1A

CPU2

DIMM1B

CPU2

DIMM2A

CPU2

DIMM2B

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