Gateway Personal Computer Personal Computer User Manual


 
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Chapter 7: Upgrading Your Computer
3 If you are removing a memory module 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 memory module to an empty memory module bank, gently pull
the plastic tabs away from the sides of the memory module bank.
4 Align the notch on the new memory module with the notch on the memory module
bank and press 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.
5 Close the case by following the instructions in “Closing the case” on page 72.
6 Turn on your computer. Windows starts and the Windows desktop appears.
7 Click Start, Control Panel, then click Performance and Maintenance (if in Category View).
Click
System. The amount of memory in your computer is shown at the bottom of
the System Properties window in the General tab.