Toshiba GMAD00134010 Removing a memory module, Sample Illustration Removing the memory module

Getting Started	55
Adding memory (optional)

Removing a memory module

If you need to remove a memory module:

1Complete steps 1–8 in “Installing a memory module” on page 50 to shut down the computer and open the memory module slot cover.

Do not try to remove a memory module with the computer turned on. You can damage the computer and the memory module.

Do not remove the memory module while the computer is in Standby or Hibernation mode. The computer could hang up the next time you turn it on and data in memory will be lost. In either of the above cases, the Standby configuration will not be saved.

The following message appears when you turn on the power:

Warning: Resume Failure

Press Any Key to Continue

If the computer hangs up when you turn it on, perform the following: Press the power button and hold it down for at least ten seconds, then turn the power on again.

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.

2Pull the latches away from the memory module. The memory module pops up slightly.

3Gently lift the memory module to a 30-degree angle and slide it out of the slot.

Front of computer

Memory slots

(Sample Illustration) Removing the memory module