1. Align the memory module with the slot. The DIMM
slots are keyed with notches and the DIMMs are keyed
with cutouts so that they can only be installed cor-
rectly. Check that the cutouts on the DIMM module
edge connector match the notches in the DIMM slot:
Cutout
Notch
Latch
Latch
2. Push the latches on each side of the DIMM slot down.
3. Install the DIMM module into the slot and press it firmly
down so that it seats correctly. The slot latches are
levered upwards and latch on to the edges of the
DIMM when it is installed correctly.
Installing a Hard Disk Drive/CD-ROM
This section describes how to install IDE devices such as a
hard disk drive and a CD-ROM drive.
About IDE Devices
Your mainboard has a primary and secondary IDE channel in-
terface (IDE1 and IDE2). An IDE ribbon cable supporting two
IDE devices is bundled with the mainboard. IDE devices have
jumpers or switches that are used to set the IDE device as
MASTER or SLAVE. Refer to the IDE device user’s manual.
If you want to install more than two IDE devices, get a second
IDE cable and you can add two more devices to the secon-
dary IDE channel.
When installing two IDE devices on one cable, ensure that
one device is set to MASTER and the other device is set to
SLAVE. The documentation of your IDE device explains how
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