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Chapter 3: Maintenance and Component Installation
DIMM Installation
1. Follow the instructions given in the
memory population guidelines listed in
the previous sections to install memory
modules on your motherboard. For the
system to work properly, please use
memory modules of the same type and
speed on the motherboard. (See warnings
below.)
2. Push the release tabs outwards on both
ends of the DIMM slot to unlock it.
3. Align the key of the DIMM with the
receptive point on the memory slot.
4. Align both ends of the module with the
receptive points on the ends of the slot.
5. Use two thumbs together to press the
DIMM straight down into the slot until it
snaps into place.
6. Press the release tabs to the lock positions
to secure the DIMM into the slot.
Release Tabs
Notches
Insert the DIMM module into the memory slot.
DIMM Module Removal
Press the release tabs on both ends of the DIMM socket to release the DIMM module from
the socket as shown in the drawing below.
Warnings:
1. To avoid damage to the DIMM module or the DIMM socket, do not use exces-
sive force when pressing the release tabs on the ends of the DIMM socket. 2. Handle DIMM
modules with care. Carefully follow all the instructions given in Section 1 of this user guide to
avoid ESD-related damage to your components or system. 3. All graphics, including the layout
drawing above, are for reference only. Your system components may or may not look the same
as shown in this user guide.
