Dell 7500 manual Removing the Memory Module Cover

3.Remove any installed batteries from the MegaBay and/or media bay. For instructions, refer to “Using the MegaBay” and/or “Using the Media Bay” found earlier in this chapter.

4.Ground yourself by touching a metal input/output (I/O) connector on the back of the computer.

5.Turn the computer over, and remove the memory module cover as shown in Figure 2-8.

Slide the memory module cover as far as it will go in the direction of the arrow, and then lift it away from the computer.

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Figure 2-8. Removing the Memory Module Cover

NOTICE: To prevent damage to the computer, do not use tools to spread the inner metal tabs of the socket when you are installing or removing a memory module.

6.If you are replacing one or more memory modules, remove the memory module(s) as shown in Figure 2-9.

NOTE: If one memory module is already installed and you are adding a second memory module, put the second module in the available slot. Removing existing module(s) is necessary only if they are being replaced. Depending on how you ordered your computer, one or two modules may already be installed.

Using your fingernails, carefully spread apart the inner metal tabs of the memory module socket just far enough for the memory module to disengage from the socket (the module should pop up slightly). Then lift the memory module away from the socket.

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