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2.4

System memory

2.4.1

Overview

The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline
Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets.

A DDR2 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR DIMM but has a
240-pin footprint compared to the 184-pin DDR DIMM. DDR2 DIMMs are
notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR DIMM socket.

The figure illustrates the location of the DDR2 DIMM sockets:

M2R32-MVP

M2R32-MVP 240-pin DDR2 DIMM sockets

DIMM_B1
DIMM_A1

DIMM_B2
DIMM_A2

In dual-channel configurations, installing i d e n t i c a l

i d e n t i c a l

i d e n t i c a l (the same type and

size) DDR2 DIMM pairs for each channel provides optimum performance.

C h a n n e l

S o c k e t s

Channel A

DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2

Channel B

DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2