General Memory Module Installation Guidelines - Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd Installation And Service Manual

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Figure 70. Memory socket locations
Memory channels are organized as follows:
Table 49. Memory channels
Processor
Channel 0
Processor 1
Slots A1 and A7
Processor 2
Slots B1 and B7

General memory module installation guidelines

To ensure optimal performance of your system, observe the following general guidelines when configuring your system memory. If your
system's memory configurations fail to observe these guidelines, your system might not boot, stop responding during memory
configuration, or operate with reduced memory.
The memory bus may operate at frequency can be 2933 MT/s, 2666 MT/s, 2400 MT/s, or 2133 MT/s depending on the following
factors:
System profile selected (for example, Performance Optimized, or Custom [can be run at high speed or lower])
Maximum supported DIMM speed of the processors. For memory frequency of 2933 MT/s, one DIMM per channel is supported.
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Channel 1
Channel 2
Slots A2 and A8
Slots A3 and A9
Slots B2 and B8
Slots B3 and B9
Channel 3
Channel 4
Slots A4 and A10
Slots A5 and A11
Slots B4 and B10
Slots B5 and B11
Channel 5
Slots A6 and A12
Slots B6 and B12

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