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Accessing system board components and drives
To access system board components and the drives:
1. Open the computer cover. See “Opening the cover” on page 12.
2. On some models, you might need to pivot the drive bay assembly upward and
remove the hard disk drive to access the internal components. See “Replacing a
hard disk drive” on page 25.
Note: Make sure you note the location of any cables that you disconnect from
the drives or the system board.
Attention: You must return the hard disk drive assembly to the latched
position before you close the cover to prevent damage to the hard disk drive
assembly.
Installing a memory module
Your computer has four slots for installing DDR3 DIMMs (double data rate 3 dual
inline memory modules) that provide up to a maximum of 8 GB of system
memory.
When installing memory modules, use the following guidelines:
v Use 1.8 V, 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM (double data rate 3 synchronous dynamic
random access memory).
v Use 1 GB or 2 GB memory modules in any combination up to a maximum of 8
GB.
To
install a memory module:
1. Open the computer cover. See “Opening the cover” on page 12.
2. You might have to pivot the drive bay assembly upward to access the memory
slots. See “Accessing system board components and drives.”
3. Remove any parts that might prevent access to the memory slots.
4. Locate the memory slots.
Figure 6. Pivoting the drive bay
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