Asus P7P55D-E LX - Manual (Page 21)

ASUS P7P55D-E LX 1-9
1.7 System memory
1.7.1 Overview
The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules
(DIMM) sockets.
A DDR3 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR2 DIMM but is notched
differently to prevent installation on a DDR2 DIMM socket. DDR3 modules are developed for
better performance with less power consumption.
The figure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets:
Recommended memory configurations
One DIMM:
Install only one memory module in slot
A1 or B1 as a single-channel operation.
Four DIMMs (dual-channel operation): Two DIMMs (dual-channel operation):