Addressing Memory With 8-Gb Configurations (Microsoft ® Windows ® Operating System Only) - Dell PowerEdge T100 Series Hardware Owner's Manual

Table 3-2. Memory Configuration Guidelines
Total Memory
512 MB
1 GB
2 GB
1 GB
2 GB
2 GB
3 GB
3 GB
4 GB
4 GB
5 GB
5 GB
6 GB
6 GB
8 GB
Addressing Memory With 8-GB Configurations (Microsoft
Operating System Only)
Your system supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory using four 2-GB
memory modules. Current operating systems can use a maximum of 8 GB of
address space; however, the amount of memory available to the operating
system is slightly less than 8 GB.
NOTE:
Depending on the type of PCI/PCIe expansion cards that are installed in
your system, your system may only support a maximum of 7.4 GB of memory or less.
The following components require address space:
• System ROM
• Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controllers (APIC)
DIMM_1A DIMM_1B
512 MB none
1 GB none
2 GB none
512 MB 512 MB
512 MB 512 MB
1 GB 1 GB
1 GB 1 GB
512 MB 512 MB
2 GB 2 GB
1 GB 1 GB
2 GB 2 GB
512 MB 512 MB
2 GB 2 GB
1 GB 1 GB
2 GB 2 GB
DIMM_2A
none
none
none
none
512 MB
none
512 MB
1 GB
none
1 GB
512 MB
2 GB
1 GB
2 GB
2 GB
Installing System Components
DIMM_2B
none
none
none
none
512 MB
none
512 MB
1 GB
none
1 GB
512 MB
2 GB
1 GB
2 GB
2 GB
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