Dimm Population Requirements; Figure 15. Dimm Organization - Intel E42249-003 Product Specification

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Intel Server Board S5500BC TPS
the board into an autonomous RAS memory. The server board is designed to support a DDR3-
based memory subsystem with eight DIMM slots.
 1 GB and 2 GB DRAM technology/density support.
 DDR3 800/1066/1333 MT/s support with up to 16 GB capacity.

Single-rank and dual-rank support.
The BIOS can configure the memory controller dynamically in accordance with the available
DDR3 DIMM population and the selected RAS (reliability, availability, and serviceability) mode
of operation.
3.2.2

DIMM Population Requirements

DIMMs on this board are organized into physical slots on the DDR3 memory channels divided
between two processor sockets. For more information, refer to the following figure.
Processor Socket 1
Channel A
A1 A2
 DIMMs are organized into physical slots on DDR3 memory channels that belong to the
processor sockets.
 The memory channels for processor socket 1 are identified as channels A and B. The
memory channels for processor socket 2 are identified as channels D and E.
 Each node supports four DIMM sockets (two DIMM sockets per channel).
Revision 1.0
Channel B
B1 B2

Figure 15. DIMM Organization

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Functional Architecture
Processor Socket 2
Channel D
D1 D2
Channel E
E1 E2
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