Asus H81M-CT - DIMM Installation and Removal

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Chapter 1: Product introduction
ADIMMiskeyedwithanotchsothatittsinonlyonedirection.DONOTforceaDIMMinto
asocketinthewrongdirectiontoavoiddamagingtheDIMM.
UnplugthepowersupplybeforeaddingorremovingDIMMsorothersystemcomponents.
Failuretodosocancauseseveredamagetoboththemotherboardandthecomponents.
• ThedefaultmemoryoperationfrequencyisdependentonitsSerialPresenceDetect
(SPD),whichisthestandardwayofaccessinginformationfromamemorymodule.
Underthedefaultstate,somememorymodulesforoverclockingmayoperateata
lowerfrequencythanthevendor-markedvalue.Tooperateatthevendor-marked
oratahigherfrequency,refertosection2.5 Ai Tweaker menu for manual memory
frequencyadjustment.
• Forsystemstability,useamoreefcientmemorycoolingsystemtosupportafull
memoryload(2DIMMs)oroverclockingcondition.
• VisittheASUSwebsiteat:www.asus.comforthelatestQVL.
1.4.3 Installing a DIMM
1. Press the retaining clips
outwardtounlockaDIMM
socket.
2. AlignaDIMMonthesocket
such that the notch on the
DIMMmatchestheDIMM
slot key on the socket.
3. FirmlyinserttheDIMMintothe
socket until the retaining clips snap
backinplaceandtheDIMMis
properly seated.
1.4.4 Removing a DIMM
To remove a DIMM:
1. SimultaneouslypresstheretainingclipsoutwardtounlocktheDIMM.
Unlocked retaining clip
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DIMM notch
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DIMM slot key
Locked Retaining Clip
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