Desktop Boards
Intel® Desktop Board DG41KR
System memory for DG41KR



System Memory Features
The Desktop Board supports the dual- or single-channel memory configurations defined below:

  • Two 240-pin Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) connectors with gold-plated contacts
  • Support for:
    • Non-ECC DDR3 1066/800 MHz memory
    • Serial Presence Detect (SPD) memory only
    • Unbuffered, non-registered single- or double-sided DIMMs (except double-sided
    • DIMMs with x16 organization)
    • Memory configurations listed below:
      • Up to 1 GB utilizing 256 Mb technology
      • Up to 2 GB utilizing 512 Mb or 1 Gb technology
      • Up to 4 GB utilizing 1 Gb technology
  • A minimum of 512 MB of total memory is required

System resources and hardware (such as PCI Express devices) require physical memory address locations that can reduce available addressable system memory. This could result in a reduction of as much as 1 GB or more of physical addressable memory being available to the operating system and applications, depending on the system configuration and operating system.

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.


Supported DIMM Configurations

DIMM Type SDRAM Technology Smallest Usable DIMM (one x16 Double-sided DIMM) Largest Usable DIMM (one x8 Double-sided DIMM) Maximum Capacity with Two Identical x8 Double-sided DIMMs
DDR3 800 512 Mbit 256 MB 2 GB 4 GB
DDR3 1066 512 Mbit 256 MB 2 GB 4 GB

Memory and System Bus Speed Considerations
The Intel® Desktop Board DG41KR supports multiple processor and memory speeds. It is important to understand that not all memory speeds are supported with all processor speeds. The table below shows the processor and memory speed capabilities.

800 MHz Memory 1066 MHz Memory
800 MHz Processor memory runs at 800 memory runs at 800
1066 MHz Processor memory runs at 800 memory runs at 1066
1333 MHz Processor memory runs at 800 memory runs at 1066



Tested Memory

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).

This applies to:
Intel® Desktop Board DG41KR

Solution ID: CS-030878
Date Created: 07-Sep-2009
Last Modified: 30-Jul-2010
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