2. Hardware Installation
User’s Manual
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not touch the board terminals with a bare hand nor place the
board directly on the desk.
This motherboard operates on a 3.3 volt standby for the DIMM
banks. Because of this, you need to unplug the AC power cord
before installing your SDRAM memory modules. Otherwise, the
motherboard may automatically power up when the memory is
inserted into the socket.
PC-100 or PC-133 SDRAM memory module is required if CPU
bus speed is at 100MHz or 133MHz. Since the motherboard are
manufactured with performance in mind, you should use add-in
components that match. It is highly recommended that the
SDRAM memory are PC-100 or PC-133 compliant. Also at least
one unbuffered SDRAM memory module must be installed for the
system to POST.
Follow the procedure below to install the SDRAM memory module.
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On the motherboard, locate the DIMM socket.
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Open the plastic clips on both end of a desired DIMM socket. To install
your SDRAM memory module, align your module up so that the pins fit
into the socket. There is only one way that your memory module can fit
properly. Make sure that the short row of pins is align up with the short gap
in the DIMM socket. Install the memory module to the DIMM sockets,
starting from DIMM1, push down vertically on the module with even force.
Do not shove one end in first; doing so will bend the DIMM socket pins.
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To lock the memory module into place, push the plastic clips on both end
of the socket onto the notches in the ends of the SDRAM memory module
(see the figure below).
