Lenovo ThinkServer TD230 - Installing a Memory Module

Table6.Memorymoduleinstallationrules
CPUDIMM
CPU1
DIMM
CHA2
CPU1
DIMM
CHA1
CPU1
DIMM
CHB2
CPU1
DIMM
CHB1
CPU2
DIMM
CHD2
CPU2
DIMM
CHD1
CPU2
DIMM
CHE2
CPU2
DIMM
CHE1
One
DIMM
X
Two
DIMMs*
X,1X,2
CPU1
Four
DIMMs
X,3X,1X,4X,2
Two
DIMMs
X,1X,2
Four
DIMMs*
X,1X,3X,2X,4
Six
DIMMs
X,5X,1X,3X,6X,2X,4
CPU1
andCPU
2
Eight
DIMMs
X,5X,1X,7X,3X,6X,2X,8X,4
Note:*denotestheChannelMirroringMode.ThismoderequiresthatyouinstalltheDIMMsinpair.
Installingamemorymodule
Attention:
DonotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingtheSafetyInformationandthe
WarrantyandSupportInformationontheThinkServerDocumentationDVDthatcamewithyourproduct,and
“Guidelines”onpage39
.Toobtainacopyofthepublications,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallamemorymodule.
Toinstallamemorymodule,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage43.
3.Locatetheappropriatememoryslotonthesystemboardintowhichyouwillinstallthememorymodule.
Tooptimizesystemperformance,followtherelatedmemorymoduleinstallationrulesandinstallthe
memorymoduleintoamemoryslotstartingwiththememorymodulefarthestfromthemicroprocessor.
See“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage49
.
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