Step 3 Install Memory - American Megatrends Merlin DP User Manual

Step 3 Install Memory

System Memory
Four 32 – bit SIMM sockets are on this motherboard.
System memory must be populated one bank at a time. Each bank has two
sockets.
Bank0 includes U11 and U14. Bank1 includes U8 and U9.
Each bank must be populated with the same type of SIMM. If a 4 MB SIMM is
installed in the first socket in Bank0, then the same type of 4 MB SIMM must
be installed in the second Bank0 SIMM socket. The minimum amount of
system memory supported by the Merlin DP PCI is 8 MB. Each socket can hold
one SIMM. You can use:
1 MB x 32 (or 36),
2 MB x 32 (or 36),
4 MB x 32 (or 36),
8 MB x 32 (or 36),
16 MB x 32 (or 36), or
32 MB x 32 (or 36) SIMMs.
The Merlin DP motherboard will support 128 MB SIMMs when they become
available, permitting up to 512 MB of system memory to be installed on the
motherboard.
Fast Page Mode, EDO, and Burst EDO SIMMs cannot be mixed. The
motherboard supports SIMMs operating at 50, 60, or 70 ns RAS access time.
Set the Chipset Setup DRAM Speed option correctly.
Memory Display
System memory is reported by AMIBIOS as it boots and again when the
AMIBIOS System Configuration Screen is displayed just before the operating
system boots. The memory displayed by AMIBIOS on the System
Configuration Screen is 384 KB less than the total memory installed.
Merlin DP PCI Motherboard User's Guide
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