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Getting Started

Adding memory (optional)

 

 

7Remove the memory module slot cover.

8Place the screws and the cover in a safe place so that you can retrieve them later.

Static electricity can damage the memory module. Before you handle the module, touch a grounded metal surface to discharge any static electricity you may have built up.

Avoid touching the connector on the memory module or on the computer. Grease or dust on the connector may cause memory access problems.

9Carefully remove the new memory module from its antistatic packaging, without touching its connector.

10Locate an empty memory module slot on the underside of the computer.

NOTE

If no memory slot is available, you must remove a module by

 

performing steps 2-3 of “Removing a memory module” on page 55.

 

 

 

 

NOTE

If your system has the memory modules stacked on top of one

 

another, you must remove the top module first before

 

removing/installing the bottom module.

 

 

 

 

NOTE

For this model, Slot A is the bottom slot. Slot B is the top slot. If only

 

one memory module is to be installed, it must be installed in slot A.

 

 

11Pick up the memory module by its sides, avoiding any contact with its connector. Position the module toward the socket,

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Toshiba GMAD00134010 manual Another, you must remove the top module first before, Removing/installing the bottom module