Enable or Disable X8440 Ganged or Unganged DIMM Modes

Follow these steps to enable or disable X8440 Ganged or Unganged memory configurations using the BIOS Utility.

What to Do

  1. In the BIOS Utility menu bar, select ->Chipset->NorthBridge->Memory Configuration.

    The Memory Configuration menu appears.

  2. In the Memory Configuration menu, do one of the following:

    • To enable single-channel DIMM operation, set the Unganged Mode (Disabled) option to Enable.

      Or

    • To enable dual-channel DIMM operation, set the Unganged Mode (Enable) option to Disable

3. In the Memory Configuration menu, do one of the following:

  • If you enabled a single-channel configuration in Step 2, then set the Channel Interleaving (Disabled) option to Auto.

    Or

  • If you enabled a dual-channel DIMM configuration in Step 2, then set Channel Interleaving (Auto) to Disabled.

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