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Chapter 5 Replacing Field-Replaceable Units 5-21
5. Grasp the top corners of the DIMM and remove it from the motherboard.
6. Place the DIMM on an antistatic mat.
5.6.2 Installing DIMMs
Use the following guidelines and FIGURE 5-14 and TABLE 5-1 to plan the memory
configuration of your server.
■ Eight slots hold industry-standard DDR-2 memory DIMMs.
■ The server accepts the following DIMM sizes:
■ 512 MB
■ 1GB
■ 2GB
■ 4GB
■ All DIMMs installed must be the same size.
■ DIMMs must be added four at a time.
■ Rank 0 memory must be fully populated for the server to function.
1. Unpack the replacement DIMMs and place them on an antistatic mat.
2. Ensure that the socket ejector tabs are in the open position.
3. Line up the replacement DIMM with the connector.
4. Push the DIMM into the socket until the ejector tabs lock the DIMM in place.
5. Perform the procedures described in Chapter 6.
Note – You must replace the top cover as instructed in the Chapter 6 chapter before
proceeding with these instructions. The top cover must be in place for ALOM CMT
to detect that a DIMM has been replaced.
6. Gain access to the ALOM sc> prompt.
Refer to the Advanced Lights Out Management (ALOM) CMT Guide for
instructions.
7. Run the showfaults -v command to determine how to clear the fault.
The method you use to clear a fault depends on how the fault is identified by the
showfaults command.