Memory module installation rules and order
Memory modules must be installed in a specific order based on the memory configuration that you
implement and the number of processors and memory modules installed in the server.
Supported memory types
For information on the types of memory module supported by this server, see
“Technical specifications” on
page 3
.
Information about optimizing memory performance and configuring memory is available at the Lenovo Press
website:
https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/servers/options/memory
In addition, you can take advantage of a memory configurator, which is available at the following site:
https://dcsc.lenovo.com/#/memory_configuration
Memory modules and processors layout
Figure 13. Memory modules and processor layout
Table 6. Memory slot and channel identification
Channel Channel A Channel B
Slot number DIMM 1 DIMM 2
Memory mode and installation order
This server supports independent mode only.
Independent mode provides high performance memory capability. You can populate all channels with no
matching requirements. Individual channels can run at different memory module timings, but all channels
must run at the same interface frequency.
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