4: Installing The Motherboard
Module Installation:
All modules insert in the DIMM sockets in the same way. The socket retaining arms should rotate up and engage the module’s retaining notches as you press it into the socket. They must engage for the module to be properly in- stalled.
Installing DIMM modules is simple. The modules insert in the sockets and are held in place by the socket retaining arms. The edge connectors on the modules are of different widths and there are key notches in each mod- ule. These ensure that you can not insert a module incor- rectly.
Before you install any modules, you should choose a configuration. You should then prepare the required number and type of DDR modules.
To install either type of module follow this procedure:
1.Align the module to the socket so that the edge connectors on the module match the socket sections.
2.Hold the module perpendicular to the motherboard and press the edge connector into the socket.
3.Press the module fully into the socket so that the socket retaining arms swing up and engage the re- tention notches at each end of the module.
Following the configuration you have chosen, repeat this procedure if necessary so that all modules are installed. Once the modules are installed, system memory installation is complete.
Module retaining notches
User’s Manual
Socket retaining arms
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