Kontron AT8242 - Manual (Page 35)

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3. Installing the Board
3.1 Setting Jumpers
3.1.1 Jumper Description
The jumpers description can be found on the Quick Reference Sheet.
3.1.2 Setting Jumper & Locations
The jumper settings and locations can be found on the Quick Reference Sheet.
3.2 Processors
This product ships with the processors and a thermal solution installed. The thermal solution is custom and
critical for passive cooling. Cooling performance can greatly be affected if manipulation is not handled within
Kontron facility: do not attempt any heat sink removal.
3.3 Memory
The AT8242 has 8 memory sockets (4 per processor). There is 1 DIMM per memory channel. The AT8242
accepts DDR3, VLP(very low-profile) (0.72 inch; 18.29mm), 1.5V, unbuffered, ECC, x8 memory with up to 2
ranks per DIMM. The DDR3 memory channels run at 1333MHz. The maximum addressable DDR3 SDRAM size is
32GBytes per DIMM for a populated 256GBytes maximum. The maximum memory size is limited by the
thermal and current limits. Refer to the approved memory list for details. It is recommended that modules
have thermal sensors for accurate temperature monitoring.
Only use validated memory with this product. Thermal issues or other problems may arise if you don’t use
recommended modules. At the time of publication of this user guide, the following memories have been
qualified and approved. As the memory market is volatile, this list is subject to change, please consult your
local technical support for an up to date list.