System memory, General memory module installation guidelines, General memory module installation – Dell POWEREDGE R610 User Manual

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Installing System Components

System Memory

Your system supports DDR3 registered DIMMs (RDIMMs) or unbuffered

ECC DIMMs (UDIMMs). Single and dual-rank DIMMs can be 1067- or

1333-MHz, and quad-rank DIMMs can be 1067-MHz.
The system contains 12 memory sockets split into two sets of six sockets, one

set per each processor. Each six-socket set is organized into three channels of

two memory sockets per channel. The first socket of each channel is marked

with white release levers.
The maximum memory that is supported on your system varies according to

the types and sizes of memory modules being used:

• RDIMMs of sizes 2-GB, 4-GB, and 8-GB are supported for a total of up

to 96 GB.

• 1-GB and 2-GB UDIMMs are supported for a total of up to 24 GB.

General Memory Module Installation Guidelines

To ensure optimal performance of your system, observe the following general

guidelines when configuring your system memory.

NOTE:

Memory configurations that fail to observe these guidelines can prevent

your system from starting and producing any video output.

• RDIMMs and UDIMMs cannot be mixed.
• In a dual-processor configuration, the memory configuration for each

processor must be identical

• For Optimizer Mode, memory modules are installed in the numeric order

of the sockets beginning with A1 or B1.

• For Memory Mirroring or Advanced ECC Mode, the two sockets furthest

from the processor are unused and memory modules are installed

beginning with socket A2 or B2 and proceeding in the following order: A2,

A3, A5, and A6).

• Advanced ECC Mode requires x4 or x8 DRAM device widths.
• The memory speed of each channel depends on the memory

configuration:

For single or dual-rank memory modules:
• One memory module per channel supports up to 1333 MHz.

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