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2.4
System memory
2.4.1 Overview
The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate (DDR) Dual Inline
Memory Module (DIMM) sockets.
The following figure illustrates the location of the sockets.
P4P800 SE
P4P800 SE 184-Pin DDR DIMM Sockets
2.4.2 Memory configurations
You may install 64 MB, 128 MB, 256 MB, 512 MB, and 1GB DDR DIMMs
into the DIMM sockets using the memory configurations in this section.
Important notes on memory configurations
1. Installing DDR DIMMs other than the recommended configurations
2. Use the blue DIMM slots first.
3. In Dual-channel configurations, install only identical (the same type
4. Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency, otherwise, the
5. When all four sockets are populated with 1GB DIMMs (total 4 GB),
6. Three DDR DIMMs installed into any three memory sockets will
7. Make sure that the memory frequency matches the CPU FSB.
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may cause memory sizing error or system boot failure. Use any of
the recommended configurations in Table 1.
and size) DDR DIMM pairs for each channel.
system may run in a lower frequency. For optimum compatibility, it
is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same
vendor. See list of Qualified Vendors List on page 2-13.
the system may detect only 3+GB (a little less than 4 GB) due to
the Southbridge resource allocation.
function in single channel mode.
Refer to Table 2 for configurations.
Chapter 2: Hardware information
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