System Memory; Overview; Memory Configurations - Asus M2A-MX User Manual

1.7

System memory

1.7.1

Overview

The motherboard comes with two 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:
M2A-MX
M2A-MX 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Sockets
Channel
Channel A
Channel B
1.7.2

Memory configurations

You may install 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, and 2 GB unbuffered non-ECC DDR2
DIMMs into the DIMM sockets.
Recommended memory configurations
Mode
Single-Channel
Dual-channel
ASUS M2A-MX
Sockets
DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1
– Populated
Populated –
Populated Populated
Sockets
DIMM_A1
DIMM_B1
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