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ASUS RS520-E6/RS8

2.3

System memory

2.3.1

Overview

The motherboard comes with twelve (12) Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline

Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets.
The figure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets:

Recommended CPU1 memory configuration

Mode

Sockets
DIMM_C1 DIMM_C2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2 DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2

2 DIMMs

-

-

Populated -

Populated -

3 DIMMs

Populated -

Populated -

Populated -

4 DIMMs

Populated -

Populated -

Populated Populated

6 DIMMs

Populated Populated Populated Populated Populated Populated

Due to Intel CPU spec definition, the system will not boot if only one DIMM is

installed in DIMM slot A2, B2, or C2 for CPU1, or D2, E2 or F2 for CPU2. Follow

the table above for recommended memory configuration.

Recommended CPU2 memory configuration

Mode

Sockets
DIMM_D1 DIMM_D2 DIMM_E1 DIMM_E2 DIMM_F1 DIMM_F2

2 DIMMs

Populated -

Populated -

-

-

3 DIMMs

Populated -

Populated -

Populated -

4 DIMMs

Populated Populated Populated -

Populated -

6 DIMMs

Populated Populated Populated Populated Populated Populated