Personal Computer User Manual

7.PivotthecardlatchtotheclosedpositiontosecurethePCIcard.
Figure13.InstallingaPCIcard
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage63.
Installingorreplacingamemorymodule
Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Important
safetyinformation”onpagev.
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplaceamemorymodule.
YourcomputerhasfourslotsforinstallingorreplacingDDR3UDIMMsthatprovideuptoamaximumof16
GBsystemmemory.Wheninstallingorreplacingamemorymodule,usethefollowingguidelines:
•Use1GB,2GB,or4GBDDR3UDIMMsinanycombinationuptoamaximumof16GB.
•InstallmemorymodulesinthesequenceofDIMM2,DIMM4,DIMM1,andDIMM3.See“Locating
partsonthesystemboard”onpage11
.
Toinstallorreplaceamemorymodule,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputeranddisconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.
2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage32.
3.Laythecomputeronitssideforeasieraccesstothesystemboard.
4.Locatethememoryslots.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage11.
5.Removeanypartsthatmightpreventyouraccesstothememoryslots.Dependingonyourcomputer
model,youmightneedtoremovethePCIExpressx16graphicscardforeasieraccesstothememory
slots.See“InstallingorreplacingaPCIcard”onpage33.
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