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Memory Upgrade for Apple Xserve Xeon 5100
Apple Xserve Xeon 5100 memory upgrade specification, Xserve Xeon 5100 maximum memory, memory speed, and memory upgrade options.
Upgrade memory on Apple Xserve Xeon 5100 upto a maximum of 32.0 GB
PC2-5300 Fully Buffered ECC DDR2 SDRAM FBDIMMs. Apple recommends installing identical FBDIMMs for best performance., with maximum 4GB per slot in 8 (4 banks of 2) memory slots. The Apple Xserve Xeon 5100 takes the PC2-5300 Fully Buffered ECC DDR2 SDRAM FBDIMMs. Apple recommends installing identical FBDIMMs for best performance. Memory Type.
| Apple Xserve Xeon 5100 Memory Upgrade Specification | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Memory | Maximum Memory | Memory Expansion | CPU Type | Model/Chipset |
| 1.0 GB (removable) | 32.0 GB PC2-5300 Fully Buffered ECC DDR2 SDRAM FBDIMMs. Apple recommends installing identical FBDIMMs for best performance. |
8 sockets (4 banks of 2) | 2.66GHz Dual Intel Xeon 5100 Dual-Core | 1.33GHz FSB |
Apple Xserve Xeon 5100 Memory Upgrade options.
What are memory sockets or slots and how are these divided into bank?
Memory Sockets or Slots are the place where memory RAM modules are inserted in the motherboard. The Apple Xserve Xeon 5100 has 8 (4 banks of 2) memory expansion slots. A memory bank is a group of memory expansion sockets, a bank must be completely filled with memory modules of the same size and type in order for the system to recognize and address the memory. i.e. :
2 sockets (2 banks of 1) This indicates that there are 2 memory slots. These are divided into 2 banks, and each bank consists of one memory slot. So you can add memory one piece at a time for the system to use.
3 sockets (3 banks of 1) This indicates that there are 3 memory slots. These are divided into 3 banks, and each bank consists of one memory slot. So you can add memory one piece at a time for the system to use.
4 sockets (2 banks of 2) This indicates that there are 4 memory slots. These are divided into 2 banks, and each bank consists of two memory slots. So you must add memory two pieces at a time (they must be the same size and type of memory) in order for the system to benefit from the upgrade.
8 sockets (4 banks of 2) This indicates that there are 8 memory slots. These are divided into 4 banks, and each bank consists of two memory slots. So you must add memory two pieces at a time (they must be the same size and type of memory) in order for the system to benefit from the upgrade.
12 sockets (3 banks of 4) This indicates that there are 12 memory slots. These are divided into 3 banks, and each bank consists of four memory slots. So you must add memory four pieces at a time (and they must be the same size and type of memory) in order for the system to benefit from the upgrade.
