Gateway E-6500 Computer Hardware User Manual


 
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Chapter 5: Maintaining Your Computer
4 If you are removing a DIMM from the memory module bank, gently pull the plastic
tabs away from the sides of the memory module and remove it.
- OR -
If you are adding a DIMM to an empty memory module bank, gently pull the plastic
tabs away from the sides of the memory module bank.
5 Align the notches on the new DIMM with the notches on the memory module bank
and press the module firmly into the bank. The tabs on the sides of the memory
module should secure the memory module automatically. When the module is secure,
you hear a click.
6 Replace the side panel by following the instructions in “Replacing the side panel” on
page 57.
7 Return your computer to its upright position.
8 Reconnect the cables and the power cord.
9 Turn on your computer. Windows starts and the Windows desktop appears.
10 Click Start, Control Panel, then click Performance and Maintenance (if in Category view).
Click/Double-click
System. The amount of memory in your computer is shown at the
bottom of the System Properties dialog box in the General tab.
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