Install The Front 2.5-Inch-Drive Backplane - Lenovo ThinkSystem SR645 Setup Manual

Table 26. Memory slot and channel identification
Channel D0
D1
16 15
Slot number
32 31
Rules you need to follow when installing or replacing a DIMM.
• Slot:
– When a data bus daisy chain topology is used: populate DIMMs from farthest slot (slot 1) to closest
slot (slot 0) to the processor on a per-channel basis.
– When a data bus balanced tee route topology is used: populate DIMMs in either slot on a per-
channel basis.
Table 27. DIMM installation sequence
Number of processor
With one processor
With two processors
• Capacity:
DIMMs with different capacities (only two different capacities) can be mixed, install the one with the
highest capacity first.
• Rank:
DIMMs with different ranks can be mixed, install the one with the highest rank first.
• Frequency:
DIMMs with different frequencies can be mixed in the same channel.
• Voltage:
DIMMs with different operating voltage cannot be mixed. (The only supported DIMM voltage is 1.2V.)
• ECC/Non-ECC:
ECC and non-ECC DIMM cannot be mixed. (Non-ECC DIMM is not supported for the server.)
• DRAM:
x4 and x8 DRAM based DIMMs can be mixed, but not in the same channel.
• Type:
DIMMs of different base module types can be mixed, but not in the same channel.
• Vendor:
DIMMs from different vendors can be mixed in the same channel.

Install the front 2.5-inch-drive backplane

About this task
The following describes how to install the backplane for ten 2.5-inch hot-swap drives. You can install the
backplane for eight 2.5-inch hot-swap drives in the same way.
Attention:
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C1 C0 B0
B1 A1
14 13 12 11 10
30 29 28 27 26
Slot sequence
14, 16, 3, 1, 10, 12, 7, 5, 13, 15, 4, 2, 9, 11, 8, 6
14, 30, 16, 32, 3, 19, 1, 17, 10, 26, 12, 28, 7, 23, 5, 21, 13, 29, 15, 31, 4, 20, 2, 18, 9, 25,
11, 27, 8, 24, 6, 22
A0 E0 F0
E1
9 8 7 6
25 24 23 22
G0 G1 H0
F1
5 4 3 2
21 20 19 18
H1
1
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