2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system .
3. Remove the processor air shroud.
NOTE: The procedure to install the memory module is the same for Rear Accessed and Front Accessed configurations.
NOTE: The empty DIMM slots should be installed with memory module blanks and the removal and install procedure for
memory module blanks is the same as the removal and install procedure of memory modules.
CAUTION: To ensure proper system cooling, memory module blanks must be installed in any memory socket that
is not occupied. Remove memory module blanks only if you intend to install memory modules in those sockets.
Steps
1. Locate the appropriate memory module socket.
CAUTION: Handle each memory module only by the card edges, ensuring not to touch the middle of the
memory module or metallic contacts.
2. If a memory module blank is installed in the socket, remove it.
NOTE: Ensure that the socket ejector latches are fully open, before installing the memory module.
3. Align the edge connector of the memory module with the alignment key of the memory module socket, and insert the
memory module in the socket.
CAUTION: To prevent damage to the memory module or the memory module socket during installation, do
not bend or flex the memory module; insert both ends of the memory module simultaneously.
NOTE: The memory module socket has an alignment key that enables you to install the memory module in the socket in
only one orientation.
CAUTION: Do not apply pressure at the center of the memory module; apply pressure at both ends of the
memory module evenly.
4. Press the memory module with your thumbs until the ejectors firmly click into place. When the memory module is properly
seated in the socket, the levers on the memory module socket align with the levers on the other sockets that have memory
modules that are installed.
Figure 78. Installing a memory module
Next steps
1. Install the processor air shroud.
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