features (such as Advanced ECC and Mirroring) which only populate 2 channels and do not use the third channel.
A Balanced Memory Configuration is a memory configuration where both CPU 1 and CPU2 (if installed) both have
identical memory populations on all memory channels. This does not mean all the DIMMs must be the same
size/capacity. “Balanced” means that the same size/capacity DIMM must be installed in the same memory bank
on every populated memory channel. Bank A must have all the same DIMMS installed in every populated slot.
Bank B must have all the same DIMMS installed in every populated slot. Bank C must be done in the same way
fashion.
Figure 5 provides an example of a balanced configuration on the R710/M710/T710. Figure 6 provides an example
of a balanced configuration on the R610/M610/T610.
Figure 5: This is an example of a balanced memory configuration for the R710/M710/T710
with 36GBs of memory (6 x 4GB and 6 x 2GB). (Not a technical schematic of motherboard)
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Figure 6: This is an example of a balanced memory configuration for the R610/M610/T610
with 24GBs (6 x 4GB) of memory. (Not a technical schematic of motherboard)
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