Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration 15
1.9 Installing SDRAM (SODIMMs)The MIC-3318 provides one 200-pin SODIMM socket, which is on the
component side of 1F. The socket accepts 128, 256 or 512 MB DDR.
The socket can be filled with DIMMs of any size, giving a total
memory capacity between 128 and 512 MB.
The procedure for installing SODIMMs appears below. Please follow
these steps carefully.
1. Ensure that all power supplies to the system are switched Off.
2. Install the SODIMM module. Install the SODIMM so that its gold
pins point down into the SODIMM socket.
3. Slip the SODIMM into the socket at a 45 degree angle and carefully
fit the bottom of the module against the connectors.
4. Gently push the SODIMM toward the board until the SODIMM is
parallel to the CPU card, and the clips on the ends of the SODIMM
sockets snap into place.
5. Check to ensure that the SODIMM is correctly seated and all
connector contacts touch. The SODIMM should not move around
in its socket.
NOTE: The SODIMM modules can only fit into sockets one
way, in accordance with the keyed notches along
the bottom edge of the modules. Their gold pins
must point down into the SODIMM socket.
3. Always ground yourself to remove any static charge before you
touch your CPU card. Be particularly careful not to touch the chip
connectors. Modern integrated electronic devices, especially CPUs
and memory chips, are extremely sensitive to static electrical
discharges and fields. Keep the card in its antistatic packaging
when it is not installed in the PC, and place it on a static dissipative
mat when you are working with it. Wear a grounding wrist strap for
continuous protection.