System Memory; Overview; Memory Configurations - Asus P5E3 DELUXE User Manual

2.4

System memory

2.4.1

Overview

The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory
Modules (DIMM) sockets.
A DDR3 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR2 DIMM but is
notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR2 DIMM socket. DDR3 modules
are developed for better performance with less power consumption.
The figure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets:
P5E3 DELUXE
P5E3 DELUXE 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets
Channel
Channel A
Channel B
2.4.2

Memory configurations

You may install 512 MB, 1 GB, and 2 GB unbuffered ECC, non-ECC DDR3 DIMMs
into the DIMM sockets.
Recommend memory configuration
Mode
DIMM_A1
-
Single-channel
-
Dual-channel (1) populated
populated
Dual-channel (2)
ASUS P5E3 Deluxe
Sockets
DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2
DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2
DIMM_B1
-
-
populated
populated
Sockets
DIMM_A2
-
populated
-
populated
DIMM_B2
populated
-
-
populated
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