Memory Configurations - Asus P5N73-CM Manual

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Memory configurations

You may install 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, and 2GB unbuffered non-ECC DDR2 DIMMs into the
DIMM sockets.
• Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency. For optimum compatibility, it is
recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor.
• Due to the memory address limitation on 32-bit Windows
or more memory on the motherboard, the actual usable memory for the OS can be
about 3GB or less. For effective use of memory, we recommend that you do any of the
following:
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• This motherboard does not support DIMMs made up of 256 megabits (Mb) or less.
Notes on memory limitations
• Due to chipset limitation, this motherboard can only support up to
4 GB on the operating systems listed below. You may install a maximum of 2 GB DIMMs
on each slot, but only DDR2-800 and DDR2-667 2 GB density modules are available for
this configuration.
32-bit
Windows
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Windows
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• Some old-version DDR2-800 DIMMs may not match Intel
On-Die-Termination (ODT) requirement and will automatically downgrade to run at
DDR-667. If this heppens, contact your memory vendor to check to ODT value.
P5N73-CM Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL)
DDR2-800MHz.capability
Size Vendor
1G Kingston KVR800D2N5/1G
1G Kingston KHX6400D2LL/1G
512MB Kingston KHX6400D2LLK2/1GN
512MB Kingston KVR800D2N5/512
1G Kingston KHX6400D2K2/2G
1G Kingston KVR800D2N5/1G
512MB Samsung KR M378T6553CZ3-CE7
1G Samsung KR M378T2953CZ3-CE7
512MB Qimonda HYS64T64000EU-2.5-B2
1G Qimonda HYS64T128020EU-2.5-B2
1G Corsair XMS2-6400
512MB HY HYMP564U64AP8-S6 AA
512MB HY HYMP564U64BP8-S5 AB
512MB HY HYMP564U64CP8-S5 AB
ASUS P5N73-CM
Use a maximum of 3GB system memory if you are using a 32-bit Windows
Install a 64-bit Windows
the motherboard.
XP
Vista
Model CL
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
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4
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OS when you want to install 4GB or more memory on
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64-bit
Windows XP x64 Edition
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Windows Vista x64 Edition
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SS/
Brand
DS
Samsung DS K4T51083QC-ZCE7
Kingston DS Heat-Sink Package
Kingston SS Heat-Sink Package
Promos SS V59C1512804QCF25SY032406PECPA
Kingston DS Heat-Sink Package
Promos DS V59C1512804QCF25S0061904PECJA
Samsung SS K4T51083QC-ZCE7
Samsung DS K4T51083QC-ZCE7
Qimonda SS HYB18T512800B2F25FSS28380
Qimonda DS HYB18T512800B2F25FSS28380
Corsair DS Heat-Sink Package
Hynix SS HY5PS12821AFP-S6
Hynix SS HY5PS12821BFP-S5
Hynix SS HY5PS12821CFP-S5
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