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Memory Upgrade for IBM Power 730 Express
IBM Power 730 Express memory upgrade specification, Power 730 Express maximum memory, memory speed, and memory upgrade options.
Upgrade memory on IBM Power 730 Express upto a maximum of 128GB with 4 memory riser cards (32GB per memory riser card)
PC3-8500/10666 DDR3 240pin Registered ECC SDRAM DIMM, with maximum per slot in 4 Slots for riser cards (4 Sockets (2 banks of 2) per card)) memory slots. The IBM Power 730 Express takes the PC3-8500/10666 DDR3 240pin Registered ECC SDRAM DIMM Memory Type.
| IBM Power 730 Express Memory Upgrade Specification | ||||
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| Standard Memory | Maximum Memory | Memory Expansion | CPU Type | Model/Chipset |
| 8GB | 128GB with 4 memory riser cards (32GB per memory riser card) PC3-8500/10666 DDR3 240pin Registered ECC SDRAM DIMM |
4 Slots for riser cards (4 Sockets (2 banks of 2) per card)) | - POWER7 8-core (two 4-core 3.0GHz) - POWER7 8-core (two 4-core 3.7GHz) - POWER7 12-core (two 6-core 3.7GHz) - POWER7 16-core (two 8-core 3.55GHz) |
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IBM Power 730 Express 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 IBM Power 730 Express has 4 Slots for riser cards (4 Sockets (2 banks of 2) per card)) 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.
