2.3.4Installing 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.

To install a DIMM:

 

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1.

Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing

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DDR2 DIMM notch

 

 

the retaining clips outward.

 

 

2.

Align a DIMM on the socket

 

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such that the notch on the DIMM

 

 

matches the break on the socket.

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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.

2.3.5Removing a DIMM

To remove a DIMM:

1. Simultaneously press the retaining2 clips outward to unlock the DIMM.

Support the DIMM lightly with

 

 

 

your fingers when pressing the

 

 

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retaining clips. The DIMM might

 

 

 

get damaged when it flips out with

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DDR2 DIMM notch

extra force.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.Remove the DIMM from the socket.

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