DIMM installation sequence
When you install additional DIMMs, install them in the order shown in Table 5, to
maintain performance.
Table 5. Non-mirroring (normal) mode DIMM installation sequence
Number of installed
microprocessors DIMM connector population sequence
1 1,3,5,2,4,6
2 1, 7, 3, 9, 5, 11, 2, 8, 4, 10, 6, 12
The following table lists the DIMM connectors on each memory channel.
Table 6. DIMM connectors on each memory channel
Microprocessor Memory channel DIMM connectors
Microprocessor 1
Channel 1 1, 2
Channel 2 3, 4
Channel 3 5, 6
Table 7. DIMM connectors on each memory channel
Microprocessor Memory channel DIMM connectors
Microprocessor 2
Channel 1 7, 8
Channel 2 9, 10
Channel 3 11, 12
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