Installing the DIMM Boards
This procedure describes how to install DIMM boards on the server board. Before proceeding, be sure you are thoroughly familiar with the information in “Before You Begin” at the front of this chapter. Refer to Figure 13 while performing this procedure.
CAUTIONS
Make sure that the DIMM board(s) you wish to install has the appropriate characteristics. See Chapter 1 for the required characteristics of the supported memory.
Use extreme care when installing a DIMM board. Applying too much pressure or misaligning the board in the socket can damage the sockets or DIMM board edge connectors. DIMM board edge connectors are keyed and can be inserted only one way.
You can reduce the risk of damaging a connector by installing the DIMM boards starting with the back socket on the server board and move toward the front of the server.
Mixing dissimilar metals can cause memory failures that result in data corruption. The DIMM board sockets on the server board are gold plated. Thus, only install DIMM boards with
1.Orient the DIMM board so the key slots (A) in the DIMM board edge connector are properly aligned with the corresponding slots in the mating server board socket (B). (The connectors are keyed to mate in only one direction.)
2.Firmly press the DIMM board straight down and all the way into the server board socket.
3.Make sure the DIMM board is locked in by pressing the levers (C) on each end of the server board socket into the mating notches (D) on each edge of the DIMM board.
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Figure 13. Installing the DIMM Boards
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