System Memory Features The board has four DIMM sockets and support the following memory features:
Dual or single channel memory configurations
Four 240-pin Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) connectors with gold-plated contacts.
1600/1333/1066/800 MHz DDR3 SDRAM interface
Unbuffered, non-registered single or double-sided DIMMs
Non-ECC DDR3 memory
Serial Presence Detect (SPD) memory only
Up to 4.0 GB utilizing 512 Mb or 1 Gb technology
Up to 8.0 GB utilizing 1 Gb technology
Notes:
To be fully compliant with all applicable Intel® SDRAM memory specifications, the board should be populated with DIMMs that support the Serial Presence Detect (SPD) data structure. If your memory modules do not support SPD, you will see a notification to this effect on the screen at power up. The BIOS will attempt to configure the memory controller for normal operation.
If you are using DDR3 1600 MHz DIMMs, it is recommended that you only populate two of the four DIMM slots, specifically one slot in each channel. It is recommended that you populate slot 1 of each channel (black connectors).
For information on Intel® XMP-ready DDR3 SDRAM DIMMs, refer to Memory Tuning.
3rd Party Tested Memory* 3rd party tested memory occurs as requested by the memory vendors and is tested at an independent memory house that is not a part of Intel - Computer Memory Test Labs (CMTL).
Vendor Self Tested Memory Intel supplies the memory vendors that participate in this program with a common memory test plan to use as a basic checkout of the memory stability. Memory listed here was either tested by the memory vendor or by Intel using this test plan. These part numbers may not be readily available throughout the product life cycle.
The table below lists parts which passed testing conducted using Intel's Self Test program for Intel® Desktop Board DX48BT2. For a complete explanation of the self test see the Desktop Board Component Functional Testing Levels page.
