Installing The Memory; Four Channel Memory Configuration - Gigabyte GS-R22PHE Service Manual

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Installing the Memory

Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory:
• Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory. It is recommended that memory of the
same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be used.
• Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing
the memory to prevent hardware damage.
• Memory modules have a foolproof design. A memory module can be installed in only one
direction. If you are unable to insert the memory, switch the direction.
2-5-1 Four Channel Memory Configuration
The system provides 16 DDR3 memory sockets for per CPU and supports Four Channel Technology. When
the memory is installed, the BIOS will automatically detect the specifications and capacity of the memory.
Enabling Four Channel memory mode will be triple of the original memory bandwidth.
The sixteen DDR3 memory sockets are divided into four channels each channel has two memory sockets as
following:
Channel 1: DDR3_P0_A0/DDR3_P0_A1 (For pimary CPU);
DDR3_P1_E0/DDR3_P1_E1 (For secondary CPU)
Channel 2: DDR3_P0_B0/DDR3_P0_B1 (For pimary CPU);
DDR3_P1_F0/DDR3_P1_F1 (For secondary CPU)
Channel 3: DDR3_P0_C0/DDR3_P0_C1 (For pimary CPU);
DDR3_P1_G0/ DDR3_P1_G1 (For secondary CPU)
Channel 4: DDR3_P0_D0/DDR3_P0_D1 (For pimary CPU);
DDR3_P1_H0/DDR3_P1_H1 (For secondary CPU)
DDR3_P0_C0 DDR3_P1_E0
DDR3_P0_C1 DDR3_P1_E1
DDR3_P0_D0 DDR3_P1_F0
DDR3_P0_D1 DDR3_P1_F1
1 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 58
A
E
K
R
Y
AE
AK
AR
AY
BE
BK
BR
BY
CE
CK
CR
CY
DDR3_P0_B1 DDR3_P1_H1
DE
DF
DDR3_P0_B0 DDR3_P1_H0
DDR3_P0_A1 DDR3_P1_G1
DDR3_P0_A0 DDR3_P1_G0
1N or 2N
R-DIMM
1N or 2N
U-DIMM
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DIMM1 DIMM0
1N Empty Single-Rank
1N Empty Dual-Rank
1N Empty Quad-Rank
2N Single-Rank Single-Rank
2N Dual-Rank Dual-Rank
2N Quad-Rank Quad-Rank
DIMM1 DIMM0
1N Empty Single-Rank
1N Empty Dual-Rank
2N Single-Rank Single-Rank
2N Dual-Rank Dual-Rank
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