Install System Memory - Abit AV8 User Manual

Hardware Setup

2-3. Install System Memory

This motherboard provides four 184-pin DDR DIMM slots for Single/Dual Channel DDR 400/333/266
memory modules with memory expansion size up to 4GB.
Bank
Bank 0, 1 (DIMM1)
Bank 2, 3 (DIMM2)
Bank 4, 5 (DIMM3)
Bank 6, 7 (DIMM4)
Table 2-2. Unbuffered DIMM Support For AMD 939-pin Processor
Data Bus DIMM1
Single rank
Double rank
Empty
64-bits
Empty
(Single
Single rank
Channel)
Single rank
Double rank
Double rank
Single rank
Double rank
Empty
128-bits
Empty
(Dual
Single rank
Channel)
Single rank
Double rank
Double rank
Table 2-1. Valid Memory Configurations
Memory Module
128, 256, 512MB, 1GB
128, 256, 512MB, 1GB
128, 256, 512MB, 1GB
128, 256, 512MB, 1GB
Total System Memory
DIMM2
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Single rank
Double rank
Empty
Empty
Single rank
Single rank
Double rank
Double rank
DIMM3
Empty
Empty
Single rank
Double rank
Single rank
Double rank
Single rank
Double rank
Empty
Empty
Single rank Single rank
Double rank Double rank
Single rank Single rank
Double rank Double rank
Single rank Single rank
Double rank Double rank
Total Memory
128MB ~ 1GB
128MB ~ 1GB
128MB ~ 1GB
128MB ~ 1GB
128MB ~ 4GB
Maximum
DIMM4
DRAM Speed
N/A DDR400
N/A DDR400
N/A DDR400
N/A DDR400
N/A DDR400
N/A DDR400
N/A DDR400
N/A DDR333
Empty DDR400
Empty DDR400
DDR400
DDR400
DDR400
DDR400
DDR400
DDR333
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