Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components

DIMM Installation Guidelines

All memory components and DIMMs used with the board must comply with the PC SDRAM specifications. These include the following:

•PC SDRAM Specification (memory component specific)

•PC100 and PC133 SDRAM Component Testing Summary

•PC Unbuffered DIMM Specification

•PC Registered DIMM Specification

You can access these documents through the Internet at:

http://www.intel.com/design/chipsets/memory/

Installing DIMMs

To install DIMMs, follow these steps:

1.Observe the precautions in “Before You Begin” (see page 23).

2.Turn off all peripheral devices connected to the computer. Turn off the computer and disconnect the AC power cord.

3.Remove the computer’s cover and locate the DIMM sockets (see Figure 8).

0

1

2

OM10094

Figure 8. DIMM Socket Locations

4.Make sure the clips at either end of the DIMM socket(s) are pushed outward to the open position.

5.Holding the DIMM by the edges, remove it from its anti-static package.

6.Position the DIMM above the socket. Align the two small notches in the bottom edge of the DIMM with the keys in the socket (see inset in Figure 8).

7.Insert the bottom edge of the DIMM into the socket.

29