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Chapter 2 Maintenance and Component Installation
Figure 2-9. Installing a DIMM
Release Tabs
Notches
Press both ends
straight down into
the memory slot.
DIMM Installation
1. Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots based on the recommended
DIMM population table .
2. Push the release tabs outwards on both ends of the DIMM slot to unlock it.
3. Align the key of the DIMM module with the receptive point on the memory slot.
4. Align the notches on both ends of the module against the receptive points on the ends
of the slot.
5. Press both ends of the module of the module straight down into the slot until the module
snaps into place.
6. Press the release tabs to the lock positions to secure the DIMM module into the slot.
DIMM Removal
Press both release tabs on the ends of the DIMM socket to unlock it. Once the DIMM module
is loosened, remove it from the memory slot.
