Dell NM176 Installing Memory Modules, Sample Memory Module Configurations Total Memory DIMM1A

Table 3-1. Sample Memory Module Configurations

Total Memory DIMM1_A		DIMM2_A DIMM1_B		DIMM2_B
512 MB	512 MB	None	None	None
1 GB	512 MB	None	512 MB	None
1 GB	1 GB	None	None	None
2 GB	512 MB	512 MB	512 MB	512 MB
2 GB	1 GB	None	1 GB	None
3 GB	1 GB	512 MB	1 GB	512 MB
4 GB	1 GB	1 GB	1 GB	1 GB
4 GB	2 GB	None	2 GB	None
5 GB	2 GB	512 MB	2 GB	512 MB
6 GB	2 GB	1 GB	2 GB	1 GB
8 GB	2 GB	2 GB	2 GB	2 GB

Installing Memory Modules

CAUTION: Only trained service technicians are authorized to remove the system cover and access any of the components inside the system. Before performing any procedure, see your Product Information Guide for complete information about safety precautions, working inside the computer and protecting against electrostatic discharge.

1Open the system. See "Opening the System" on page 54.

2Locate the memory module sockets. See Figure 6-2.

3Press the ejectors on the memory module socket down and out, as shown in Figure 3-17, to allow the memory module to be inserted into the socket.

4Align the memory module's edge connector with the alignment keys of the memory module socket, and insert the memory module in the socket.

NOTE: The memory module socket has two alignment keys that allow you to install the memory module in the socket in only one way.

82

Installing System Components