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its data copied over to the spare DIMM(s) held in reserve, When all the data has been copied, the reserve
DIMM(s) will be put into service and the failing DIMM will be removed from service. Only one sparing cycle is
supported. If this feature is not enabled, then all DIMMs will be visible in normal address space.
Please refer to the "Memory Configuration" section in "BIOS Setup" to enable the memory sparing feature.
The table below lists the suggested memory population for memory sparing.
DIMM
DIMM
DIMM
1B
1A
2B
512MB
512MB
512MB
(spare)
1GB
1GB
1GB
(spare)
2GB
2GB
2GB
(spare)
512MB
512MB
512MB
Installing and Removing Memory
The silkscreen on the board for the DIMMs displays DIMM1B, DIMM1A, DIMM2B, DIMM2A, DIMM3B, and
DIMM3A, starting from the edge of the board. DIMM3A is the socket closest to the processor socket. See
"Memory"
for a discussion of the memory requirements and options. See "Additional Information and Software"
for a link to the list of tested DIMMs.
Installing DIMMs
To install DIMMs, follow these steps:
1.
Observe the safety and ESD precautions at the beginning of this book.
2.
Turn off all peripheral devices connected to the server. Turn off the server.
3.
Disconnect the AC power cord from the server.
4.
Remove the server's cover. See the documentation that accompanied your server chassis for instructions
on removing the server's cover.
5.
Locate the DIMM sockets (see figure below).
Chapter 3
DIMM
DIMM
DIMM
2A
3A
3B
512MB
(spare)
1GB
(spare)
2GB
(spare)
512MB
512MB
512MB
(spare)
(spare)
Total Memory
Physical
Detected
Memory
by OS
2GB
1GB
4GB
2GB
8GB
4GB
3GB
2GB
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