Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup
5-5 Installing Memory
Note: Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules.
CAUTION
Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules
to prevent any possible damage.
Installing DIMMs
Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots, starting with the DIMMA1 slot.
1.Push the release tabs outwards on both ends of the DIMM slot to unlock it.
2.Align the key on the DIMM module with the receptive point on the slot.
3.Use two thumbs together to press both ends of the module straight down into the slot until the module snaps into place.
4.Press the release tabs to the lock positions to secure the DIMM module into the slot. See Figure
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Figure 5-4. Installing DIMM into Slot
To Install: Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place. Pay attention to the alignment notch at the bottom.
To Remove:
Use your thumbs to gently push the release tabs near both ends of the module. This should release it from the slot.
Notch
Release Tab
Notch
Front View
Note: Notch should
align with the recep- Release Tab tive key point on
the slot.
Top View of DDR3 Slot
