removing a memory module

1Remove the side panel that has thumbscrews. See page 99.

2Gently lay the PC on its side.

3Locate the memory sockets on the motherboard.

4Move any cabling out of the way, if necessary.

5Push down the two retaining clips on the ends of the socket until the memory module pops out of the socket. Hold the memory module by its edges only, as you lift it away from the socket. Store it in its antistatic packaging.

WARNING: Do not pull the memory module out of the socket. Use the retaining clips to eject the module.

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