Table 12. Supported RDIMM population per channel (continued)
DIMMs slots
per channel
DIMMs installed
in each channel DIMM type DIMM speed
Ranks per
DIMM (any
combination)
3 2 Registered
DDR3 ECC
1066, 1333 single-rank,
dual-rank
3 3 Registered
DDR3 ECC
800 single-rank,
dual-rank
3 1 Registered
DDR3 ECC
1066 quad-rank
3 2 Registered
DDR3 ECC
800 quad-rank
v The following table lists the maximum DIMM population using ranked RDIMM.
Table 13. Maximum memory population using ranked RDIMMs (depending on your model)
Number of RDIMMs DIMM type DIMM size Total memory
6 single-rank RDIMMs 1 GB 6 GB
6 single-rank RDIMMs 2 GB 12 GB
6 dual-rank RDIMMs 2 GB 12 GB
4 dual-rank RDIMMs 4 GB 16 GB
4 quad-rank RDIMMs 4 GB 16 GB
6 dual-rank RDIMMs 4 GB 24 GB
4 quad-rank RDIMMs 8 GB (when
available)
32 GB
v The following table lists the RDIMM memory population rule to optimize the
system performance.
Table 14. RDIMMs population rule for dual-channel symmetric mode
DIMMs
connector 1
DIMMs
connector 2
DIMMs
connector 3
DIMMs
connector 4
DIMMs
connector 5
DIMMs
connector 6
populated empty empty empty empty empty
populated empty empty populated empty empty
populated populated empty populated populated empty
populated populated populated populated populated populated
The following illustration shows the location of the DIMM connectors on the system
board.
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