Getting Started

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Adding memory (optional)

7Remove the memory module slot cover.

8Place the screw 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 2-3of “Removing a memory module” on page 49.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

11Pick up the memory module by its sides, avoiding any contact with its connector. Position the module toward the socket, aligning the connector’s notch with the matching key in the socket.

notch

latch

connector

latch

key

(Sample Illustration) Aligning the memory module with the socket