General Dimm Slot Population Guidelines - HP ProLiant BL420c User Manual

Lockstep memory configuration
Lockstep mode provides protection against multi-bit memory errors that occur on the same DRAM device.
Lockstep mode can correct any single DRAM device failure on x4 and x8 DIMM types. The DIMMs in each
channel must have identical HP part numbers.

General DIMM slot population guidelines

Observe the following guidelines for all AMP modes:
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Install DIMMs only if the corresponding processor is installed.
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When two processors are installed, balance the DIMMs across the two processors.
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White DIMM slots denote the first slot of a channel (Ch 1-A, Ch 2-B, Ch 3-C).
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Do not mix RDIMMs, UDIMMs, or LRDIMMs.
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When one processor is installed, install DIMMs in sequential alphabetic order: A, B, C, D, E, and F.
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When two processors are installed, install the DIMMs in sequential alphabetic order balanced between
the two processors: P1-A, P2-A, P1-B, P2-B, P1-C, P2-C, and so forth.
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For DIMM spare replacement, install the DIMMs per slot number as instructed by the system software.
For detailed memory configuration rules and guidelines, use the Online DDR3 Memory Configuration Tool
on the HP website (http://www.hp.com/go/ddr3memory-configurator).
DIMM speeds are supported as indicated in the following table.
Populated slots
(per channel)
1
1
2
Advanced ECC population guidelines
For Advanced ECC mode configurations, observe the following guidelines:
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Observe the general DIMM slot population guidelines (on page 33).
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DIMMs may be installed individually.
Online spare population
For online spare memory mode configurations, observe the following guidelines:
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Observe the general DIMM slot population guidelines (on page 33).
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Each channel must have a valid online spare configuration.
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Each channel can have a different valid online spare configuration.
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Each populated channel must have a spare rank:
A single dual-rank DIMM is not a valid configuration.
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LRDIMMs are treated as dual-rank DIMMs.
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Rank
Single or dual
Quad
Single or dual
Speeds supported
(MT/s)
1600, 1333, 1066
1333, 1066
1600, 1333, 1066
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