System Memory; Overview; Memory Configurations - Asus P8B-M Series User Manual

2.4

System memory

2.4.1

Overview

The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory
Modules (DIMM) sockets.
A DDR3 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR2 DIMM but is
notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR2 DIMM socket. DDR3 modules
are developed for better performance with less power consumption.
2.4.2

Memory Configurations

You may install 1GB, 2GB, 4GB and 8GB Unbuffered with ECC DDR3 DIMMs into
the DIMM sockets using the memory configurations in this section.
UDIMM
DIMM Slot
Per Channel
2
2
•
•
•
2-16
DIMM Populated
DIMM Type
per Channel
1 Unbuffered DDR3 ECC 1066/1333/1600
2 Unbuffered DDR3 ECC 1066/1333/1600
Start installing the DIMMs from slot A1 and B1 (orange).
Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency. For optimum
compatibility, it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the
same vendor.
DDR3 1600 can only be supported with Intel
Speed Rank per DIMM
Single Rank,
Dual Rank
Single Rank,
Dual Rank
® Xeon ® E3-1200 v2 Processor.
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