2.4.4Installing a DIMM

Make sure to unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components.

To install a DIMM:

1

1.

Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing

3

 

 

 

 

the retaining clips outward.

 

 

2.

Align a DIMM on the socket

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such that the notch on the DIMM

 

 

 

matches the break on the socket.

 

 

3.

Firmly insert the DIMM into the

 

 

 

socket until the retaining clips

1

 

 

snap back in place and the DIMM

DDR2 DIMM notch

 

is properly seated.

 

 

•A FB-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 FB-DIMM sockets do not support DDR DIMMs. DO NOT install DDR DIMMs to the DDR2 DIMM sockets.

2.4.5

Removing a DIMM

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To remove a DIMM:

2

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 1 flips out with extra force.

2.Remove the DIMM from the socket.

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