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1.7.3 Installing a DIMM

Unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components.

Failure to do so can cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components.

1. Press the retaining clips outward to

unlock a DIMM socket.

2. Align a DIMM on the socket such that

the notch on the DIMM matches the

DIMM slot key on the socket.

Unlocked retaining clip

DIMM notch

A DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it ts in only one direction. DO NOT force a DIMM into

a socket in the wrong direction to avoid damaging the DIMM.

3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the socket

until the retaining clips snap back in place

and the DIMM is properly seated.

Locked Retaining Clip

1.7.4 Removing a DIMM

To remove a DIMM:

1. Simultaneously press the retaining clips

outward to unlock the DIMM.

2. Remove the DIMM from the socket.

Support the DIMM lightly with your

ngers when pressing the retaining

clips. The DIMM might get damaged

when it ips out with extra force.

DIMM notch

DIMM slot key

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