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Hardware Installation Process
Step 2: Install memory modules
Before installing the processor and heatsink, adhere to the following warning:
When DIMM LED is ON, do not install/remove DIMM from socket.
Please note that the DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the one notches. Wrong
orientation will cause improper installation. Please change the insert orientation.
The motherboard has 6 dual inline memory module (DIMM) sockets. The BIOS will automatically detects
memory type and size. To install the memory module, just push it vertically into the DIMM socket .The
DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the notch. Memory size can vary between sockets.
DDR2
Notch
DDR2 Introduction
DDR2-SDRAM is considered an evolutionary upgrade over existing DDR memory. It maintains the
same core functions, transferring 64 bits of data twice every clock cycle for an effective transfer rate twice
that of the front-side bus (FSB) of a computer system, and an effective bandwidth equal to its speed x 8.
DDR2 introduces some new features which allow it to ramp up to much higher speeds (w ith
correspondingly higher bandwidth) and higher memory densities, all the while using less power. DDR2
memory uses a new form factor, a 240 pin DIMM (Dual Inline Memory Module) which is not compatible
with current DDR memory slots. Upcoming chipsets by Intel and other manufacturers will support DDR2
specifically, and are not backwards compatible.
