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Installing memory
Adding memory to your xSeries Hosting Appliance can improve system
performance. You can increase the amount of memory in your xSeries Hosting
Appliance by installing dual inline memory modules (DIMMs). Your xSeries
Hosting Appliance uses a noninterleaved memory configuration, which enables
you to add, remove, or replace one DIMM at a time. In an interleaved system you
would have to add, remove, or replace memory in sets.
Your xSeries Hosting Appliance comes with a dual inline memory module (DIMM)
installed on the system board in DIMM slot 1.
Connector 1
Connector 2
Connector 3
Note: Install additional DIMMs on the xSeries Hosting Appliance in the following
order:
v
DIMM connector 2
v
DIMM connector 3
Complete the following steps to install a DIMM:
Attention:
When you handle static-sensitive devices, take precautions to avoid
damage from static electricity. For details on handling these devices, see “Handling
static-sensitive devices” on page 9.
1. Review the information in “Safety” on page iii.
2.
If necessary, remove the PCI adapter in slot 2 for easier access to the DIMM
connectors.
3. Touch the static-protective package containing the DIMM to any unpainted
metal surface on the xSeries Hosting Appliance. Then, remove the DIMM from
the package.
4. Install the DIMM in the connector.
Attention: To prevent damage to the DIMM connectors, do not force the
memory module into the connector.
Figure 7. Installing memory
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