Asus P7P55D-E - Premium Motherboard - ATX User Manual

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Chapter 2
2.4 System memory
2.4.1 Overview
The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules
(DIMM) sockets.
A DDR3 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR2 DIMM but is notched
differently to prevent installation on a DDR2 DIMM socket. DDR3 modules are developed for
better performance with less power consumption.
The gure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets:
Recommended memory congurations
One DIMM:
Install only one memory module in slot
A1
or
B1
as a single-channel operation.
Four DIMMs (dual-channel operation):Two DIMMs (dual-channel operation):

Asus P7P55D-E - Premium Motherboard - ATX Specifications

General

Form Factor	ATX
Chipset	Intel P55
CPU Socket	LGA 1156
Maximum Memory	16GB
Memory Type	DDR3
Memory Standard	DDR3 2200(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066
PCI Express x16	2
PCI Express x1	2
SATA 3Gb/s	6
SATA 6Gb/s	2
Audio Chipset	VIA VT2020
LAN Chipset	Realtek 8112L
Max. LAN Speed	10/100/1000Mbps
USB 2.0	12
USB 3.0	2
Memory Slots	4 x DIMM
Audio Channels	8 Channels
eSATA	1 x eSATA 3Gb/s
Dimensions	30.5 cm x 24.4 cm
Power Connector	24-pin ATX
RAID Support	0, 1, 5, 10