User Manual

MBI-6128R-T2/T2X MicroBlade Module User’s Manual

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3-4 Memory Installation

The mainboard of each blade unit must be populated with DIMMs (Dual In-line Memory

Modules) to provide system memory. The DIMMs should all be of the same size and

speed and from the same Super Micro authorized manufacturer due to

compatibility issues. See details below on supported memory and our web site

(www.supermicro.com/products/superblade for recommended memory.

Populating Memory Slots

The mainboard of a MBI-6128R-T2/T2X blade module has eight (8) memory slots, four

for each processor. Both interleaved and non-interleaved memory are supported, so you

may populate any number of DIMM slots.

Populating two slots at a time (DIMM1A + DIMM2A, DIMM3A + DIMM4A, etc.) with

memory modules of the same size and of the same type will result in dual-channel,

interleaved memory, which is faster than single-channel, non-interleaved memory. See

Table 3-1: "Populating Eight Memory Slots for Interleaved Operation" on page 3-4 for

details.

For an interleaved configuration, memory modules of the same size and speed

must be installed in pairs. You should not mix DIMMs of different sizes and

speeds.

Table 3-1. Populating Eight Memory Slots for Interleaved Operation

# of

DIMMs

CPU1 CPU2

Channel

4XXXX

8 X X X X X X X X