Removing and Replacing Parts 4-21
',00VTo remove a DIMM, follow these steps:
1. Remove the memory module by grasping it by the corners and pulling it
from its connector.
2. If there are tie wraps around any DIMM banks, you can remove them. The y
are for shipping purposes only and do not need to be replaced.
3. Press outward on the socket’s securing clips until the DIMM pops free of
the socket (see Figure 4-16).
To replace a DIMM, press outward on the securing clips until they snap open
(step 1 in Figure 4-17). Align the notches in the DIMM to the crossbars in the
socket, and press down on the outer edges of the DIMM while pulling up on
the securing clips until the clips lock around the ends of the DIMM (step 2 in
Figure 4-17).
securing clips
notches
1.
2.
securing clips