Memory Configurations; Table 7. Dimms Supported - Dell PowerEdge M520 Technical Manual

Table 7 lists the DIMMs that are supported on the M520. For the latest information on supported
memory, visit Dell.com/PowerEdge.
Only
Capacity
(GB)
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
16
16
32

Memory configurations

The M520 server supports flexible memory configurations ranging from capacities of 2GB to 384GB,
and up to 6 DIMMs per processor (up to 12 DIMMs in a dual-processor configuration). Each
processor has 3 memory channels, with each channel supporting up to 2 DIMMs.
Flexible memory configuration
The M520 supports a flexible memory configuration, according to the following basic rules:

Speed: If DIMMs of different speeds are mixed, all channels across all processors operate at the
slowest DIMM's common frequency.

DIMM type: Only one type of DIMM is allowed per system: UDIMM or RDIMM. These types
cannot be mixed.
The following additional memory-population guidelines also apply to the M520:

Up to two quad-rank (QR) DIMMs and up to three dual-rank (DR) or single-rank (SR) DIMMs may
be populated per channel.

DIMMs must be installed in each channel, starting with the DIMM farthest from the processor.

DIMMs should be installed with largest rank count to smallest. For example, if DR DIMMS are
mixed with SR DIMMs, DR DIMMS should be placed in the lowest DIMM slots, followed by the SR
DIMMs.
For more information on memory configuration and population, see the
Systems Owner's Manual
PowerEdge M520 Technical Guide
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Table 7. DIMMs supported
Ranks
Speed
Type
(MT/s)
DIMM
1600 RDIMM
1333 RDIMM
1600 UDIMM
1333 RDIMM
1600 RDIMM
1333 RDIMM
1333 RDIMM
1600 UDIMM
1333 RDIMM
1600 RDIMM
1600 RDIMM
1333 RDIMM
1333 RDIMM
on Dell.com/Support/Manuals.
Data
per SDDC support
width
1 x8 Advanced ECC
1 x8 Advanced ECC
1 x8 Advanced ECC
2 x8 Advanced ECC
2 x8 Advanced ECC
1 x4 All modes
2 x8 Advanced ECC
2 x8 Advanced ECC
2 x4 All modes
2 x4 All modes
2 x4 All modes
2 x4 All modes
4 x4 All modes
Voltage
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
Dell PowerEdge M520