AMD PCM-5820 Computer Hardware User Manual


 
18 PCM-5820 Series User's Manual
2.6 Installing DRAM (SODIMMs)
2.6.1 Introduction
You can install anywhere from 16 MB to 128 MB of on-board
DRAM memory using 16, 32, 64 or 128 MB 144-pin SODIMMs
(Small Outline Dual In-line Memory Modules).
2.6.2 Installing SODIMMs
Note: The modules can only fit into a socket one way
and their gold pins must point down into the
SODIMM socket.
The procedure for installing SODIMMs appears below. Please
follow these steps carefully.
1. Ensure that all power supplies to the system are switched Off.
2. Install the SODIMM card. Install the SODIMM so that its gold
pins point down into the SODIMM socket.
3. Slip the SODIMM into the socket at a 45 degree angle and
carefully fit the bottom of the card against the connectors.
4. Gently push the SODIMM into a perpendicular position until
the clips on the ends of the SODIMM sockets snap into place.
5. Check to ensure that the SODIMM is correctly seated and all
connector contacts touch. The SODIMM should not move
around in its socket.