Lenovo System x3500 M4 - Memory Module Installation

Step9.Aligntherailsonthetapedrivewiththeguidesinthedrivebay;then,slidethetapedriveintothe
drivebayuntiltherailsclickintoplace.
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Tape drive
Figure40.Slidethetapedriveintothedrivebay
Step10.Connectthepowerandsignalcablestothedriveandtheconnectorsonthesystemboard(see
“Internalcableroutingandconnectors”onpage312formoreinformation).
Ifyouhaveotherdevicestoinstallorremove,dosonow.
Memorymoduleinstallation
ThefollowingnotesdescribethetypesofDIMMsthattheserversupportsandotherinformationthatyou
mustconsiderwhenyouinstallDIMMs.
•WhenyouinstallorremoveDIMMs,theserverconfigurationinformationchanges.Whenyourestartthe
server,thesystemdisplaysamessagethatindicatesthatthememoryconfigurationhaschanged.
•Theserversupportsonlyindustry-standarddouble-data-rate3(DDR3),800,1066,1333,1600,or
1866MHz,PC3-6400,PC3-8500,PC3-10600,PC3-12800,orPC3-14900registeredorunbuffered,
synchronousdynamicrandom-accessmemory(SDRAM)dualinlinememorymodules(DIMMs)with
errorcorrectingcode(ECC).Seehttp://www.lenovo.com/serverproven/foralistofsupportedmemory
modulesfortheserver.
–ThespecificationsofaDDR3DIMMareonalabelontheDIMM,inthefollowingformat.
–gggggeRxffPC3v-wwwwwm-aa-bb-ccdwhere:
–gggggisthetotalcapacityoftheDIMM(forexample,1GB,2GB,or4GB)
–eRisthenumberofranks
•1R=single-rank
•2R=dual-rank
•4R=quad-rank
–xffisthedeviceorganization(bitwidth)
•x4=x4organization(4DQlinesperSDRAM)
•x8=x8organization
•x16=x16organization
–vistheSDRAMandsupportcomponentsupplyvoltage(VDD)
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