DIMM Population Rules

The DIMM population rules for the server are as follows:

• Each CPU can support a maximum of eight DIMMs.

• The DIMM slots are paired and the DIMMs must be installed in pairs (0-1, 2-3, 4-5, and 6-7). See FIGURE 3-1 and FIGURE 3-2. The memory sockets are colored black or white to indicate which slots are paired by matching colors.

• DIMMs are populated starting from the outside (away from the CPU) and working toward the inside.

• CPUs with only a single pair of DIMMs must have those DIMMs installed in that CPU’s outside white DIMM slots (6 and 7). See FIGURE 3-1 and FIGURE 3-2.

• Only DDR2 800 Mhz, 667Mhz, and 533Mhz DIMMs are supported.

• Each pair of DIMMs must be identical (same manufacturer, size, and speed).