YourcomputerhastwoslotsforinstallingorreplacingDDR3SODIMMsthatprovideuptoamaximumof
16GBsystemmemory.Wheninstallingorreplacingamemorymodule,use2GB,4GB,or8GBDDR3
SODIMMsinanycombinationuptoamaximumof16GB.
Toinstallorreplaceamemorymodule,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputeranddisconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.
2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage33.
3.Locatethememoryslots.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage12.
4.Removetheharddiskdrivebrackettogetyouraccesstothememoryslots.See“Replacingthehard
diskdrivebracket”onpage60.
5.Ifyouarereplacinganoldmemorymodule,opentheretainingclipsandgentlypullthememorymodule
outofthememoryslot.
Figure15.Removingthememorymodule
6.Insertthenotchedend2ofthenewmemorymoduleintotheslot1.Pressthememorymodule
rmlyandpivotthememorymoduleuntilitsnapsintoplace.Makesurethatthememorymoduleis
securedintheslotanddoesnotmoveeasily.
Figure16.Installingamemorymodule
7.Reinstalltheharddiskdrivebracket.See“Replacingtheharddiskdrivebracket”onpage60.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
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