IBM System x3850 X5 Installation And User Manual page 79

v When you restart the server after you add or remove a DIMM, the server
displays a message that the memory configuration has changed.
v Memory cards in connectors 1 and 2 support microprocessor 1, memory cards in
connectors 3 and 4 support microprocessor 2, memory cards in connectors 5 and
6 support microprocessor 3, and memory cards in connectors 7 and 8 support
microprocessor 4.
v There are four memory power buses, which are split among the eight memory
cards.
v Populate the memory-card connectors to match the microprocessor installation,
in the following order: 1, 7, 3, 5, 2, 8, 4, 6. (Microprocessors must be installed in
the following order: 1, 4, 2, and 3. See "Installing a microprocessor" on page 73
for more information.)
The following illustration shows the locations of the memory-card connectors.
Microprocessor 2
connector
Microprocessor 1
connector
Memory
card 1
v The following illustration shows the DIMM connectors on a memory card.
Microprocessor 3
connector
Memory Memory Memory
card 2 card 3 card 4
Front of server
Chapter 2. Installing optional devices
Microprocessor 4
connector
Memory Memory
Memory
card 5 card 6
card 7
Memory
card 8
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