3 system memory, 1 overview, 2 memory configurations – Asus ESC2000 Personal SuperComputer User Manual

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Chapter 2: Hardware setup

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2.3

System memory

2.3.1

Overview

The motherboard comes with eighteen (18) Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline

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

2.3.2

Memory Configurations

You may install 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB and 8 GB registered DDR3 DIMMs with ECC

or 1GB, 2GB and 4GB unbuffered DDR3 DIMMs with ECC into the DIMM sockets

using the memory configurations in this section.

• Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency. For optimum

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

same vendor.

• For CPU1 configuraton, when installing only one DIMM, install it to the

orange slots labeled DIMM_A1, DIMM_B1, or DIMM_C1.

• For CPU2 configuraton, when installing only one DIMM, install it to the

orange slots labeled DIMM_D1, DIMM_E1, or DIMM_F1.