Compaq 1850R Server User Manual


 
3-10 Installing Hardware Options
Writer: Michele Wray Project: Compaq ProLiant 1850R Setup and Installation Guide Comments: 333172-002
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Installing DIMMs
CAUTION: Electrostatic discharge can damage electronic
components. Be sure you are properly grounded before beginning
any installation procedure. See Appendix B, “Electrostatic
Discharge,” for more information.
To install a memory module, complete the following steps:
1.
Align the key slot in the bottom edge of each DIMM with the tab in the
expansion slot. DIMMs will not seat if turned the wrong way.
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Figure 3-8. Aligning DIMM in a memory expansion slot
2. Insert each DIMM straight down into a socket on the System Board .
3.
As the DIMM goes into the socket, the latches close .
4.
Press down firmly on the DIMM while pushing the latches inward until
the latches snap into place.
Identifying Expansion Slots
The ProLiant 1850R server’s riser board contains four expansion slots:
Three PCI slots for access to the 33-MHz PCI bus providing data transfer
rates up to 133-MB/s
One Shared PCI/ISA slot for access to either the PCI bus or to the
ISA bus.