1.7.3 I nstalli ng a DI MM

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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DDR2 DIMM notch

1. Unlock a DIMM socket by

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pressing the retaining clips outward.2.Align a DIMM on the socketsuch that the notch on theDIMM 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.

Unl ocked retai ning 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.

1.7.4 Removi ng a DI MM To remove a DIMM:

1. Simultaneously press the

 

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retaining clips outward to unlock

 

 

the DIMM.

 

 

Support the DIMM lightly with

 

1

your fingers when pressing

 

 

the retaining clips. The DIMM

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DDR2 DIMM notch

might get damaged when it

flips out with extra force.

2.Remove the DIMM from the socket.

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