Cloud Ninjas' Dell PowerEdge R710 Memory Upgrade Tips. The Dell PowerEdge R710 was designed with eighteen memory slots and two CPU sockets. Each CPU controls nine DIMM slots, split into 3 memory channels, with each channel supporting 3 memory sockets. The same goes for Unbuffered DIMMs. We have a Dell PowerEdge R710 server with dual Intel Xeon E5620 CPUs. The system is currently configured with 8 4GB RDIMMS (Micron MT36JSZF51272PZ-1G4F1DD) for a total of 32GB. The memory modules were pre-installed in dual-channel configuration from Dell. Slots A2, A5, A3, and A6 are populated on one side. Product Series R710. Processor & Chipset Number of Processors Supported 2. Number of Processors Installed 1. Processor Manufacturer Intel. Processor Type Xeon. Processor Model E5520. Processor Core Quad-core. Processor Speed 2.26 GHz. Memory Standard Memory 6 GB. Maximum Memory 144 GB. Memory Technology DDR3 SDRAM. Number of Total.

Hi, i believe the issue here is slot distribution. It appears that you had left the original installed memory in the same slots as they were installed previously. To run this configuration in 'Optimizer Mode' you would want to install all of your DIMMS in order of slot in matching pairs. So for example, A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6; and then B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6 while also making sure you are matching pairs. So what spec you install in A1, you will match in B1. You are correct in thinking that the speed will clock down to due to the mixing of slower memory with faster speed memory, but installing the DIMMS in this manner should get rid of the error message you are seeing during the post process.

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Additional Information

QuickPath Technology:

• QuickPath Interconnect 5.86 GT/s

Expansion Slot Detail:

• 2 x PCI Express x8 + 2 x PCI Express x4 G2 OR 1 x PCI Express x16 + 2 PCI Express x4 G2

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General Information

PowerEdge

R710

Processor & Chipset

2

1

Poweredge R710 Memory Slots

Intel

Xeon

E5520

Dell R710 Memory Configuration 64gb Using 8gb Dimms

Quad-core

2.26 GHz

Memory

6 GB

144 GB

Dell R710 Memory Configuration 48gb

DDR3 SDRAM

18

Storage

160 GB

Display & Graphics

Matrox

G200

Power Description

1

Physical Characteristics

Rack

2U

3.4'

17.4'

26.8'

Warranty

Dell R710 Memory Configuration Chart

3 Year

Dell R710 Memory Configuration 192gb

PowerEdge R710 Server Features

• 1U
• 2U
• 4U
• 8U
• AMD

• ARM
• Blade
• Intel
• Microserver

Poweredge R710 Memory Upgrade Crucial

• Rack Mounted
• Tower
• composable
• rugged