Memory Configurations - Asus M3A32-MVP - Deluxe Motherboard - ATX User Manual

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Memory configurations

You may install 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, and 2 GB unbuffered ECC and non-ECC
DDR2 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets.
Recommended Memory Configurations
Mode
Single-Channel
Dual-channel (1)
Dual-channel (2)
• You may install varying memory sizes in Channel A and Channel B. The
system maps the total size of the lower-sized channel for the dual-channel
configuration. Any excess memory from the higher-sized channel is then
mapped for single-channel operation.
• Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency. For optimum compatibility,
it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor.
• If you install four 1 GB memory modules, the system may only recognize less
than 3GB because the address space is reserved for other critical functions.
This limitation appears on Windows
does not support Physical Address Extension (PAE).
• If you install Windows
less than 3GB is recommended.
• This motherboard does not support memory modules made up of 128 Mb
chips.
ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe Series
DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2
(yellow) (black)
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Populated –
Populated –
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XP/Vista 32-bit operation system, a total memory of
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Sockets
DIMM_B1
(yellow)
Populated
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Populated
Populated
XP/Vista 32-bit operation system which
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DIMM_B2
(black)
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Populated
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