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Chapter 2: Hardware setup2-10
2.3.3 Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket
3. Hold the DIMM by both of its ends
then insert the DIMM vertically
into the socket. Apply force to both
ends of the DIMM simultaneously
until the retaining clip snaps back
into place and the DIMM cannot
be pushed in any further to ensure
proper sitting of the DIMM.
Locked Retaining Clip
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1. Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing
the retaining clip outward.
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
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DIMM slot key
1. Press the retaining clip outward to
unlock the DIMM.
2. Remove the DIMM from the socket.
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Removing a DIMM from a single clip DIMM socket
• To install two or more DIMMs, refer to the user guide bundled in the
motherboard package.
• Refer to the user guide for qualified vendor lists of the memory modules.
Support the DIMM lightly with your fingers when pressing the retaining clips. The
DIMM might get damaged when it flips out with extra force.
Always insert the DIMM into the socket vertically to prevent DIMM notch
damage.
A DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one direction. DO NOT force a
DIMM into a socket in the wrong direction to avoid damaging the DIMM.