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.

1. Unlock a DDR2 DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward.

2. Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the socket.

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Unlocked retaining clip

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DDR2 DIMM notch

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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.

3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the

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socket until the retaining clips snap

 

back in place and the DIMM is

 

properly seated.

 

Locked Retaining Clip

2.4.4Removing a DIMM

To remove a DIMM:

1.

Simultaneously press the retaining

 

 

clips outward to unlock the DIMM.

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Support the DIMM lightly with

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your fingers when pressing the

 

retaining clips. The DIMM might

 

 

get damaged when it flips out

 

 

with extra force.

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DDR2 DIMM notch

2.Remove the DIMM from the socket.

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