Alienware M18X manual Memory module Notch Spring locks Memory-module connector Tab

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1 screws (4) 2 compartment door

5.Use your fingertips to carefully spread apart the memory-module connector’s spring locks until the memory module pops up.

6.Remove the memory module.

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1	memory module	4	notch
2	spring locks (2)	5	memory-module connector

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To replace the memory modules, perform the removal steps in reverse order. While inserting the memory module into the connector align the notch on the memory module with the tab on the memory module connector.

NOTE: If you need to install memory modules in two connectors, install a memory module in the lower connector before you install a memory module in the upper connector.

NOTE: If the memory module is not installed properly, the computer may not boot.

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CHAPTER 4: INSTALLING ADDITIONAL OR REPLACEMENT COMPONENTS