Upgrading your VAIO computer

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Installing a new memory module

 

User

If you are not familiar with upgrading memory on a computer, we highly recommend that you contact your

 

Desktop

dealer.

 

 

To add or change a memory module, proceed as follows:

 

 

 

VAIO

1 Shut down the computer, unplug it, and remove any peripheral devices. Wait for the computer to cool

down.

 

 

 

Sony

2 Open the unit (see Opening the side cover (page 66)).

 

3 Gently place the unit on its side. If necessary, remove any cable, add-on cards, or other components to

 

 

access the RIMM slots.

 

 

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You must remove the power supply before installing the memory modules.

 

 

 

Remove the power supply by following these steps:

 

 

 

Remove the screw that secures the power supply to the rear of the

 

 

 

chassis.

 

 

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Pull the tab that latches the power supply to the chassis.

 

 

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Slide the power supply up until the power supply clears the chassis.

 

 

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Rotate the power supply to an upside down position and rest it on top of the chassis where the hard

 

 

drive is located.

 

4Remove the two Continuous Rambus Inline Memory Modules (CRIMM), which are already installed in the far ends of each RIMM slot, as shown:

CRIMMS are installed in Bank 1 by default.

64MB RIMMS are installed in Bank Ø by default.