2.4.3Installing 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.

To install a DIMM:

 

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1.

Press the retaining clips outward

 

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DDR3 DIMM

 

notch

 

to unlock a DIMM socket.

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Align a DIMM on the socket

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1

 

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 snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.

Unlocked retaining clip

• A DDR3 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 DDR3 DIMM sockets do not support DDR and DDR2 DIMMs. DO NOT install DDR or DDR2 DIMMs to the DDR3 DIMM sockets.

2.4.4Removing a DIMM

To remove a DIMM:

 

1. Simultaneously press the retaining

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clips outward to unlock the DIMM.

 

 

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1

Support the DIMM lightly with

 

 

 

your fingers when pressing the

 

 

retaining clips. The DIMM might

 

 

get damaged when it flips out

 

 

with extra force.

 

 

2.Remove the DIMM from the socket.

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