Intel Desktop Board DX48BT2 Technical Product Specification

Product Description
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Table 3 lists the supported DIMM configurations.
Table 3. Supported Memory Configurations
DIMM
Capacity
Configuration
(Note 1)
SDRAM
Density
SDRAM Organization
Front-side/Back-side
Number of SDRAM
Devices
(Note 2)
256 MB SS 512 Mbit 32 M x 16/empty 4 [5]
512 MB SS 512 Mbit 64 M x 8/empty 8 [9]
512 MB SS 1 Gbit 64 M x 16/empty 4 [5]
1024 MB DS 512 Mbit 64 M x 8/64 M x 8 16 [18]
1024 MB SS 1 Gbit 128 M x 8/empty 8 [9]
2048 MB DS 1 Gbit 128 M x 8/128 M x 8 16 [18]
Notes:
1. In the second column, “DS” refers to double-sided memory modules (containing two rows of SDRAM)
and “SS” refers to single-sided memory modules (containing one row of SDRAM).
2. In the fifth column, the number in brackets specifies the number of SDRAM devices on an ECC DIMM.
For information about… Refer to:
Tested Memory http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/CS-
025414.htm
XMP Tested Memory http://www.intel.com/personal/gaming/extremememory.htm
1.5.1 Memory Configurations
The Intel 82X48 MCH supports the following types of memory organization:
• Dual channel (Interleaved) mode. This mode offers the highest throughput for
real world applications. Dual channel mode is enabled when the installed memory
capacities of both DIMM channels are equal. Technology and device width can vary
from one channel to the other but the installed memory capacity for each channel
must be equal. If different speed DIMMs are used between channels, the slowest
memory timing will be used.
• Single channel (Asymmetric) mode. This mode is equivalent to single channel
bandwidth operation for real world applications. This mode is used when only a
single DIMM is installed or the memory capacities are unequal. Technology and
device width can vary from one channel to the other. If different speed DIMMs are
used between channels, the slowest memory timing will be used.
• Flex mode. This mode provides the most flexible performance characteristics.
The bottommost DRAM memory (the memory that is lowest within the system
memory map) is mapped to dual channel operation; the topmost DRAM memory
(the memory that is nearest to the 8 GB address space limit), if any, is mapped to
single channel operation. Flex mode results in multiple zones of dual and single
channel operation across the whole of DRAM memory. To use flex mode, it is
necessary to populate both channels.
For information about… Refer to:
Memory Configuration Examples http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/cs-
011965.htm