Installing The Memory; Three Channel Memory Configuration - Gigabyte GS-R12P4E 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.
2-4-1 Three Channel Memory Configuration
The system provides 12 DDR3 memory sockets for per CPU and supports Three Channel Technology. After
the memory is installed, the BIOS will automatically detect the specifications and capacity of the memory.
Enabling Three Channel memory mode will be triple of the original memory bandwidth.
The six DDR3 memory sockets are divided into three channels each channel has two memory sockets as
following:
Channel 1: DDR3_P0_A0, DDR3_P0_A1 (For pimary CPU)
DDR3_P1_D0, DDR3_P1_D1 (For secondary CPU)
Channel 2: DDR3_P0_B0, DDR3_P0_B1(For pimary CPU)
DDR3_P1_E0, DDR3_P1_E1 (For secondary CPU)
Channel 3: DDR3_P0_C0, DDR3_P0_C1(For pimary CPU)
DDR3_P1_F0, DDR3_P1_F1 (For secondary CPU)
Channel 1
DDR3_P0_A0
DDR3_P0_A1
DDR3_P1_D0
DDR3_P1_D1
R-DIMM
Single-Rank
Dual-Rank
Quad-Rank
Channel 1
DDR3_P0_A0
DDR3_P0_A1
DDR3_P1_D0
U-DIMM
DDR3_P1_D1
Single-Rank
Dual-Rank
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Channel 2 Channel 3
DDR3_P0_B0 DDR3_P0_C0
DDR3_P0_B1 DDR3_P0_C1
DDR3_P1_E0 DDR3_P1_F0
DDR3_P1_E1 DDR3_P1_F1
Single-Rank Single-Rank
Dual-Rank Dual-Rank
Quad-Rank Quad-Rank
Channel 2 Channel 3
DDR3_P0_B0 DDR3_P0_C0
DDR3_P0_B1 DDR3_P0_C1
DDR3_P1_E0 DDR3_P1_F0
DDR3_P1_E1 DDR3_P1_F1
Single-Rank Single-Rank
Dual-Rank Dual-Rank
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