Removing a memory module
Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions on page 26.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system on page 27.
3. Remove the air shroud.
NOTE: The memory modules are hot to touch for some time after the system has been powered down. Allow the memory
modules to cool before handling them. Handle the memory modules by the card edges and avoid touching the components
or metallic contacts on the memory module.
Steps
1. Locate the appropriate memory module socket.
CAUTION: Handle each memory module only by the card edges, ensuring not to touch the middle of the
memory module or metallic contacts.
2. To release the memory module from the socket, simultaneously press the ejectors on both ends of the memory module
socket.
3. Lift the memory module away from the system.
Figure 55. Removing a memory module
Next steps
1. Replace the memory module.
Installing a memory module
Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions on page 26.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system on page 27.
3. Remove the air shroud.
Steps
1. Locate the appropriate memory module socket.
CAUTION:
Handle each memory module only by the card edges, ensuring not to touch the middle of the
memory module or metallic contacts.
2. If a memory module is installed in the socket, remove it.
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