P5SJ-A User’s Manual
3:
Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.8
256MB on this mainboard.
Installing Memory Modules
To install a module, inset it into the socket at about a 45°
angle and then push it up into the retaining clips so that it snaps
in place and is at a 90° angle to the board. Modules are designed
so that they will only insert in one orientation. If you have trouble
inserting the connector edge of the module into the socket, it
may be oriented the wrong way. Turn the module around and try
again. You shouldn’t need to force it.
If All Sockets Are Occupied
If you want to install more memory and there are no sockets
available, you must remove some installed modules and replace
them with the upgrade modules.
If you have to do this, make sure to identify what type of
memory is already installed. In some cases, there may be a mix
of module types. You can tell this by checking the configuration
screen that appears while the computer is starting up. Press the
Pause key to temporarily interrupt the start-up process while the
screen is visible so that you have more time to read it. When
you’re done press any key to resume.
Remove the lowest performance and smallest size modules
and replace them with the upgrade. For example, if you have the
following configuration and you plan to install two 16MB EDO
modules:
• SIMM 1 & 2: 8MB Fast Page mode modules
• SIMM 3 & 4: 8MB EDO modules
You should remove the two 8MB FP modules because they
are lower performance and replace them with the memory up-
grade, resulting in the greatest performance gain.
