Asus P9D-MV - Manual (Page 36)

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2.4 System memory
2.4.1 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 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:
2.4.2 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
• Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency. For optimum compatibility, it is
recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor.
• Start installing the DIMMs in slots A2 and B2 (Blue).