Installing The Memory; Installing An Expansion Card - Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE User Manual

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Installing the Memory

Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory:
• Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory. It is recommended that memory of the same
capacity, brand, speed, and chips be used.
(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules.)
• Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the
memory to prevent hardware damage.
• Memory modules have a foolproof design. A memory module can be installed in only one direction.
If you are unable to insert the memory, switch the direction.
Dual Channel Memory Confguration
This motherboard provides our memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Technology. Ater the memory
is installed, the BIOS will automatically detect the specications and capacity o the memory. Enabling Dual
Channel memory mode will double the original memory bandwidth.
The four memory sockets are divided into two channels and each channel has two memory sockets as following:
Channel A: DDR4_A1, DDR4_A2
Channel B: DDR4_B1, DDR4_B2
Dual Channel Memory Congurations Table
DDR4_A1 DDR4_A2
2 Modules
- - DS/SS
DS/SS
4 Modules DS/SS DS/SS
(SS=Single-Sided, DS=Double-Sided, "- -"=No Memory)
Due to CPU limitations, read the ollowing guidelines beore installing the memory in Dual Channel mode.
1. Dual Channel mode cannot be enabled i only one memory module is installed.
2. When enabling Dual Channel mode with two or our memory modules, it is recommended that memory
of the same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be used. For optimum performance, when enabling
Dual Channel mode with two memory modules, we recommend that you install them in the DDR4_A2
and DDR4_B2 sockets.
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Installing an Expansion Card

Read the following guidelines before you begin to install an expansion card:
• Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Carefully read the manual that came
with your expansion card.
• Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing an
expansion card to prevent hardware damage.
DDR4_B1 DDR4_B2
- - DS/SS
- - DS/SS - -
DS/SS DS/SS
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