Oracle X5-2L Service Manual page 107

DIMM Population Order for Dual-Processor Systems
FIGURE 28
The following table describes the proper order in which to install DIMMs in a dual-processor
system using the numbered callouts in the above figure, the memory channel labels (Ch A
through Ch D), and the DIMM socket labels (D0 through D11).
TABLE 9 DIMM Population Order for Dual-Processor Systems
Population Order
Fill the black sockets first (alternating between processor 0 and processor 1)
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Then fill the black sockets with white tabs (alternating between processor 0 and processor 1)
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh
Eighth
Then fill the white sockets (alternating between processor 0 and processor 1)
Ninth
Tenth
Eleventh
Twelfth
DIMM Sockets for Processor
0 (P0)
Fill D0 first
Fill D11 first
Fill D3 first
Fill D8 first
Fill D1 first
Fill D10 first
Fill D4 first
Fill D7 first
Fill D2 first
Fill D9 first
Fill D5 first
Fill D6 first
Servicing CRUs That Require Server Power-Off
Servicing the DIMMs (CRU)
DIMM Sockets for Processor
1 (P1)
Then fill D0
Then fill D11
Then fill D3
Then fill D8
Then fill D1
Then fill D10
Then fill D4
Then fill D7
Then fill D2
Then fill D9
Then fill D5
Then fill D6
Memory Channels
Ch C
Ch A
Ch D
Ch B
Ch C
Ch A
Ch D
Ch B
Ch C
Ch A
Ch D
Ch B
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