2.4.3Installing 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.

1.

Unlock a DIMM socket by

2

 

pressing the retaining clips

DIMM notch

 

outward.

 

2.

Align a DIMM on the socket

1

such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the socket.

1

Unlocked retaining clip

• A DDR2/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 on this motherboard are orange-colored and do not support DDR or DDR2 DIMMs. DO NOT install DDR or DDR2 DIMMs to the DDR3 DIMM sockets.

•The DDR2 DIMM sockets do not support DDR or DDR3 DIMMs. Do not install DDR or DDR3 DIMMs to the DDR2 DIMM sockets.

3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the

3

socket until the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.

Locked Retaining Clip

2.4.4Removing a DIMM����

Follow these steps to remove a DIMM.

1.

Simultaneously press the

 

 

retaining clips outward to unlock

2

 

the DIMM.

 

 

 

1

 

Support the DIMM lightly with

 

 

your fingers when pressing

 

 

the retaining clips. The DIMM

1

 

might get damaged when it

DIMM notch

 

flips out with extra force.

 

 

2.Remove the DIMM from the socket.

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