IBM LCD/LVDS/LAN Computer Hardware User Manual


 
PCI-6871 User’s Manual 14
2.7 Installing system memory (SODIMMs)
You can install anywhere from 32 to 512 MB of SDRAM into your PCI-6871 Se-
ries card. The card provides two 144-pin SODIMM sockets. Each socket ac-
cepts 32/64/128/256/512 MB 3.3 V power level SODIMMs. If only one SODIMM
module is installed, it may be installed in either SODIMM socket on the solder
side of the PCI-6871 Series card.
Note: PCI-6871 Series cards only support SDRAM SODIMM
modules. EDO SODIMM is not supported.
2.7.1 Installing SODIMMs
Note: The modules can only fit into a socket one way. The gold
pins must point down into the SODIMM socket.
The procedure for installing SODIMMs appears below. Please follow these
steps carefully.
1. Make sure that all power supplies to the system are switched off.
2. Install the SODIMM card. Install the SODIMM so that its gold pins
point down into the SODIMM socket.
3. Slip the SODIMM into the socket at a 45 degree angle and care-
fully fit the bottom of the card against the connectors.
4. Gently push the SODIMM into a perpendicular position until the
clips on the ends of the SODIMM sockets snap into place.
5. Check to ensure that the SODIMM is correctly seated and all con-
nector contacts touch. The SODIMM should not move around in its
socket.