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Chapter 3: Maintenance and Component Installation
DIMM Installation
Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots based on the recommended
population table on the previous page.
Installing Memory
Begin by removing power from the system as described in Section 3.1.
1. Push the release tabs outwards on both ends of the DIMM slot to unlock it.
Press both edges
straight down into
the memory slot.
Notches
Release Tabs
2. Align the key of the DIMM with the receptive point on the memory slot and with your
thumbs on both ends of the module, press it straight down into the slot until the module
snaps into place.
3. Press the release tabs to the locked position to secure the DIMM module into the slot.
To remove a DIMM, unlock the release tabs then pull the DIMM from the memory slot.
Caution:
Exercise extreme caution when installing or removing memory modules to prevent
any possible damage to the DIMMs or slots.
