DFI P5XV3, User Manual

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Hardware Installation
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2.2 Installation Steps
Warning:
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your system board,
processor, disk drives, add-in boards, and other components.
Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an
ESD workstation only. If such a station is not available, you
can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic
wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system
chassis. If a wrist strap is unavailable, establish and maintain
contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures
requiring ESD protection.
The following outlines the basic installation steps prior to installing
the system board into the chassis.
2.2.1 Install the System Memory
2.2.2 Install the Processor
2.2.3 Set the Jumpers on the System Board
2.2.4 Install the Expansion Cards
2.2.5 Connect the Ribbon Cables and Wires of the Ports and
Connectors
2.2.6 Install the System Board
2.2.1 Installing System Memory
The system board supports two kinds of memory modules:
DIMM and SIMM. DIMM, which sometimes uses SDRAM,
performs better than SIMM, which uses DRAM. When you are
purchasing DIMMs, please specify you want the Intel compatible
type. (There are DIMMs made for other types of computers that
are not compatible.)