Installing And Removing Memory; Guidelines For Dual Channel Memory Configuration; Two Or Four Dimms; Dual Channel Memory Configuration Example 1 - Intel DG965MQ Product Manual

Intel Desktop Board DG965MQ Product Guide

Installing and Removing Memory

NOTE
To be fully compliant with all applicable Intel SDRAM memory specifications, the board
requires DIMMs that support the Serial Presence Detect (SPD) data structure. You can
access the PC Serial Presence Detect Specification at:
http://www.intel.com/technology/memory/ddr/specs/dda18c32_64_128x72ag_a.pdf
Desktop Board DG965MQ has four 240-pin DDR2 DIMM sockets arranged as DIMM 0
and DIMM 1 in both Channel A and Channel B.

Guidelines for Dual Channel Memory Configuration

Before installing DIMMs, read and follow these guidelines for dual channel
configuration.

Two or Four DIMMs

Install a matched pair of DIMMs equal in speed and size (see Figure 16) in DIMM 0
(blue) of both channels A and B.
Figure 16. Dual Channel Memory Configuration Example 1
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