System Memory; Overview - Asus P5Q-EM DO 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.
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:
P5E-VM DO 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Sockets
Channel
Channel A
Channel B
Install at least a memory module in DIMM_A1 or DIMM_A2 slot to support the Intel
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Sockets
DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2
DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2
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