2.4.3 Installing a DIMM
Unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components. Failure to do so can cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components.
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1. Unlock a DIMM socket by | |||
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pressing the retaining clips outward.
2.Align a DIMM on the socket
such that the notch on the
DIMM matches the break on 1 the socket.
3.Firmly insert the DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.
Unlocked retaining clip
•A DDR2 DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one
direction. DO NOT force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM.
•The DDR2 DIMM sockets do not support DDR DIMMs. DO NOT install DDR DIMMs to the DDR2 DIMM sockets.
2.4.4 Removing a DIMM
Follow these steps to remove a DIMM.
1.Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM.
Support the DIMM lightly with your fingers when pressing the retaining clips. The DIMM might get damaged when it flips out 1 with extra force.
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DDR2 DIMM notch
2.Remove the DIMM from the socket.
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