Installation Of Expansion Cards - Gigabyte 8I945PE-FS User Manual

sockets as following:
Channel A : DDR II 1, DDR II 2
Channel B : DDR II 3, DDR II 4
If you want to operate the Dual Channel Technology, please note the following explanations
due to the limitation of Intel chipset specifications.
1. Dual Channel mode will not be enabled if only one DDR II memory module is installed.
2. To enable Dual Channel mode with two or four memory modules (it is recommended to
use memory modules of identical brand, size, chips, and speed), you must install them
into DIMM sockets of the same color.
The following is a Dual Channel Memory configuration table: (DS: Double Side, SS: Single Side)
DDR II 1
2 memory modules DS/SS
X
4 memory modules DS/SS
1-4

Installation of Expansion Cards

You can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined below:
1. Read the related expansion card's instruction document before install the expansion card into the
computer.
2. Remove your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the computer.
3. Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard.
4. Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot.
5. Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card.
6. Replace your computer's chassis cover.
7. Power on the computer, if necessary, setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS.
8. Install related driver from the operating system.
Installing a PCI Express x 16 expansion card:
Dual Channel Memory Configuration
GA-8I945PE-FS supports the Dual Channel Technology. After operating the
Dual Channel Technology, the bandwidth of Memory Bus will add double.
GA-8I945PE-FS includes 4 DIMM sockets, and each Channel has two DIMM
DDR II 2
X
DS/SS
DS/SS
- 9 -
DDR II 3 DDR II 4
DS/SS X
X DS/SS
DS/SS DS/SS
Please carefully pull out the small white-
drawable bar at the end of the PCI
Express x 16 slot when you try to
install/Uninstall the VGA card. Please align
the VGA card to the onboard PCI Express
x 16 slot and press firmly down on the
slot .Make sure your VGA card is
locked by the small white-drawable bar.
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