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.

To install a DIMM:

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1.

Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing

DDR2 DIMM notch

 

 

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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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.

2.4.4Removing a DIMM

To remove a DIMM:

 

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1. Simultaneously press the retaining

 

 

 

clips outward to unlock the DIMM.

 

 

Support the DIMM lightly with

 

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your fingers when pressing the

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retaining clips. The DIMM might

DDR2 DIMM notch

get damaged when it flips out

 

 

with extra force.

2.Remove the DIMM from the socket.

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