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7.
Attach the cover removed in step 2.
Remove the memory
Cover
Checking the memory capacity
1.
Turn on the computer.
2.
Click the Start button and select Control Panel.
The Control Panel window is displayed.
3.
Click Performance and Maintenance, and then System.
The System Properties dialog box is displayed.
4.
Check whether the circled numeric value in the figure below has increased by the size
of the memory you have added.
The System Properties dialog box appears.
In this example, 256 MB of memory on the system.
The memory capacity displayed may be 64 MB less than the actual memory capacity, depend
how much memory you allocate from the BIOS for the Video memory. You either can select
16MB,32MB or 64MB for the Video memory.
5.
Click OK.
The Performance and Maintenance window appears again.
Memory capacity
IMPORTANT
• In case memory is not installed properly, the error message “Expansion memory error” or
another message will be displayed in English when you first turn on the computer after installing
the memory. If such a message appears, press the power button to shut down the computer,
and reinstall the memory.
Critical Point
If the numeric value displayed does not agree with the memory capacity of your computer,
check to see if the memory is installed properly.
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