Memory Configurations - Asus P5QPL-AM - Motherboard - Micro ATX User Manual

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Memory configurations

You may install 512MB, 1GB, 2GB, and 4GB unbuffered non-ECC DDR2 DIMMs into the
DIMM sockets.
• 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.
• Due to the memory address limitation on 32-bit Windows
or more memory on the motherboard, the actual usable memory for the OS can be
about 3GB or less. For effective use of memory, we recommend that you do any of the
following:
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• This motherboard does not support DIMMs made up of 256 megabits (Mb) chips or less.
• This motherboard supports up to 8GB on Windows
Vista x64 editions. You may install a maximum of 4GB DIMMs on each slot.
• The default memory operation frequency is dependent on its Serial Presence Detect
(SPD), which is the standard way of accessing information from a memory module.
Under the default state, some memory modules for overclocking may operate at a lower
frequency than the vendor-marked value. To operate at the vendor-marked or at a higher
frequency, see section 2.4 Advanced menu for manual memory frequency adjustment.
• Some old-version DDR2-800 DIMMs may not match Intel
requirement and will automatically downgrade to run at DDR2-667. If this happens,
contact your memory vendor to check the ODT value.
• Due to chipset limitation, DDR2-800 with CL=4 will be downgraded to run at DDR2-667
by default setting. If you want to operate with lower latency, adjust the memory timing
manually.
ASUS P5QPL-AM
Use a maximum of 3GB system memory if you are using a 32-bit Windows
Install a 64-bit Windows
the motherboard.
OS when you want to install 4GB or more memory on
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XP Professional x64 and Windows
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OS, when you install 4GB
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