Intel DG33FB manual Installing a DIMM

Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components

NOTE

Memory must be installed in the Channel A, DIMM 0 socket to enable Intel Quiet System Technology.

To install a DIMM, follow these steps:

1.Observe the precautions in "Before You Begin" on page 25.

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 17).

Figure 17. Installing a DIMM

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 small notch at the bottom edge of the DIMM with the keys in the socket (see inset in Figure 17).

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