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Chapter 2: Hardware information

2.4

System memory

2.4.1

Overview

The motherboard comes with sixteen (16) 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 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB RDIMMs or 2GB, 4GB and

8GB* with ECC/Non-ECC UDIMMs or 8GB, 16GB and 32GB* LR-DIMMs into the

DIMM sockets using the memory configurations in this section.

• *Refer to ASUS Server AVL for the latest update.
• Start installing the DIMMs from slot A1 and E1 (light blue).
• Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency. For optimum

compatibility, it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the

same vendor.

1 CPU Configuration (must on CPU1)

1 DIMM

2 DIMMs

4 DIMMs

8 DIMMs