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Chapter 3: Maintenance and Component Installation
DIMM Installation
Caution:
Exercise extreme caution when installing or removing memory modules to prevent
any possible damage to the DIMMs or slots.
Begin by removing power from the system as described in Section 3.1.
1. Decide on the number of DIMMs to install and follow the DIMM population sequence
table and diagram on the previous two pages.
2. Push the release tabs outwards on both ends of the DIMM slot to unlock it.
Side Notches
Release Tabs
3. Identify the notches on the side and bottom of the DIMM module.
4. Align the bottom notch on DIMM module with the receptive point in the memory slot.
Align the side notches with the receptive points on the release tabs.
5. With your thumbs on both ends of the DIMM module, press it straight down into the slot
until the module snaps into place.
6. Press the release tabs to the locked position to secure the DIMM module into the slot.
DIMM Removal
To remove a DIMM, unlock the release tabs then pull the DIMM from the memory slot.
Bottom Notch
