Figure 29. Removing a memory module
Next steps
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If you are removing the memory module permanently, install a memory module blank. The procedure to install a memory module blank
is similar to that of the memory module.
Installing a memory module
Prerequisite
Follow the safety guidelines listed in
CAUTION:
To ensure proper system cooling, memory module blanks must be installed in any memory socket that is not occupied.
Remove memory module blanks only if you intend to install memory modules in those sockets.
Steps
1
Locate the appropriate memory module socket.
CAUTION:
Handle each memory module only by the card edges, ensuring not to touch the middle of the memory module or
metallic contacts.
CAUTION:
To prevent damage to the memory module or the memory module socket during installation, do not bend or flex
the memory module. You must insert both ends of the memory module simultaneously.
2
Open the ejectors on the memory module socket outward to allow the memory module to be inserted into the socket.
3
Align the edge connector of the memory module with the alignment key of the memory module socket, and insert the memory module
in the socket.
CAUTION:
Do not apply pressure at the center of the memory module; apply pressure at both ends of the memory module
evenly.
NOTE:
The memory module socket has an alignment key that enables you to install the memory module in the socket in only
one orientation.
4
Press the memory module with your thumbs until the socket levers firmly click into place.
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