System Memory; Overview; Memory Configurations - Asus P5N7A-VM Hardware User Manual

1.7

System memory

1.7.1

Overview

The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory
Modules (DIMM) sockets.
The figure illustrates the location of the DDR2 DIMM sockets:
P5N7A-VM 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Sockets
Channel
Channel A
Channel B
1.7.2

Memory configurations

You may install 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, 2 GB, and 4 GB unbuffered non-ECC
DDR2 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets.
Recommended Memory Configurations
Mode
Single-Channel
Dual-channel (1)
Dual-channel (2)
1-18
P5N7A-VM
Sockets
DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2
DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2
DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2
—
Populated
Populated
Populated Populated
Sockets
DIMM_B1
— Populated
— —
— Populated
Populated
Chapter 1: Product Introduction
DIMM_B2
—
—
—
Populated