User's and BIOS Manual (1.1)

Chapter 2: Installation
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Table 2 - DDR3 ECC Registered (RDIMM) Memory Support
RDIMM 1Gb (x8 DRAM) 2Gb (x8 DRAM)
Single Rank Up to 6GB
(6 x 1GB DIMM Modules)
Up to 12GB
(6 x 2GB DIMM Modules)
Dual Rank Up to 12GB
(6 x 2GB DIMM Modules)
Up to 24GB
(6 x 4GB DIMM Modules)
Quad Rank Up to 16GB
(4 x 4GB DIMM Modules)**
Up to 32GB
(4 x 8GB DIMM Modules)**
Note: All other memory sizes, types, die, density, that are not listed in these
tables are NOT supported. **For Quad Rank RDIMMs, only Slot 1 and Slot 2 are
populated per channel.
Memory Population Guidelines
Please follow the tables below when populating the X8SIA/X8SIA-F.
DDR3 ECC UDIMM Memory
DIMM Slots
per Channel
DIMMs
Populated
per Channel
DIMM Type POR Speeds Ranks per DIMM
(any combination)
3 1 Unbuffered
DDR3 ECC
1066, 1333 Single Rank, Dual
Rank
3 2 Unbuffered
DDR3 ECC
1066, 1333 Single Rank, Dual
Rank
3 3 N/A Not Supported Single Rank, Dual
Rank
Slot 1, Channel A
Slot 2, Channel A
Slot 1, Channel B
Slot 2, Channel B
DIMM2A
DIMM2BDIMM2CDIMM1B DIMM1A
DDR3 1066/1333 UDIMM/RDIMM required
DIMM1C
Slot 3, Channel A
Slot 3, Channel B
Note: For ECC UDIMMs , only Slot 1 and/or Slot 2 may be populated per chan-
nel.
Figure A
(Blue colored)
(Blue colored)