2.3.3Installing 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.

 

 

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To install a DIMM:

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DDR2 DIMM notch

 

 

 

1. Unlock a DIMM socket by

 

 

pressing the retaining clips

 

 

outward.

 

 

2. Align a DIMM on the socket

 

 

such that the notch on the

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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 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.

2.3.4Removing a DIMM

Follow these steps to remove a DIMM.

1. Simultaneously press the

 

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retaining clips outward to unlock

 

 

 

the DIMM.

 

 

Support the DIMM lightly with

 

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your fingers when pressing the

 

 

 

retaining clips. The DIMM

 

 

might get damaged when it

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DDR2 DIMM notch

flips out with extra force.

 

 

2.Remove the DIMM from the socket.

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