Chapter 2: The Hardware; Memory Dimm Slots - Albatron ABOX 865G SERIES User Manual

Chapter 2: The Hardware

This section describes the hardware that can be found on and within the ABOX including,
memory configurations, header/panel configuration, connectors, expansion slots, pin/jumper
configurations, and hard disk information.

Memory DIMM slots

The ABOX contains 2 DIMM memory slots which use 184-pin DDR SDRAM with a total
memory capacity of up to 2 GB. You can install unbuffered & non-ECC DDR DIMMs. It
supports DDR333 when installed with CPUs that have clock speeds of 133 MHz. It supports
DDR400/320 when installed with CPUs that have clock speeds of 200 MHz.
This ABOX mainboard provides Dual-Channel functionality for its DIMM slots.
Dual-Channel DDR Configuration
To enable Dual-Channel DDR, the following conditions must be met:
1. You must use memory modules in both DIMM1 & DIMM2.
2. You must use matching DIMM memory in both DIMM1 & DIMM2 slots.
This includes matching:
- Total memory (128 MB, 256 MB, 512 MB, etc.)
- DRAM Technology (128 Mb, 256 Mb, or 512 Mb)
- DRAM bus width (x8 or x16)
- Bank configuration, either single-sided or dual-sided
- Brand
- Timing specifications
- DDR speed
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