9-38 Upgrading Your Server

Removal

Remove the DIMM depending on the following procedure.

NOTES:

„To remove the defected DIMM, check the error message appearing in POST or NEC ESMPRO to identify the DIMM socket (group) in which the defected DIMM is installed.

„The server needs at least two DIMMs installed to operate.

1.See the section "Preparing for Installation and Removal" described earlier to prepare.

2.Open the levers at the both ends of the socket for the DIMM to be removed. The lock is released to allow the DIMM to be removed.

3.Remove the DIMM.

4.Assemble the server.

5.Turn on the power of the server. Make sure that no error message appears in the POST.

If POST displays an error message, take a note on the message and see the POST error messages listed in Chapter 8.

6.Run the BIOS SETUP and select [Advanced] → [Memory Configuration] → [Memory Retest] → [Enabled] to clear the error information of the removed DIMM. (See Chapter 4 for details.)

7.Select "Yes" for [Reset Configuration Data] on the [Advanced] menu.

This is required to update the hardware configuration information. See Chapter 4 for details.

8.If Windows Server 2003 is in use, set the paging file size to the recommended value or a greater value. See Chapter 5 for details.