• If you are not installing a replacement memory module to the same slot, make sure you have memory
module filler available.
Watch the procedure
A video of this procedure is available at YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYV5R7hVcs-
BmyijyY0-lNvapM4fTV5Gf
.
Procedure
Step 1. Make preparation for the task.
a. Power off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and all external
cables. See
“Power off the server” on page 73.
b. If the server is installed in a rack, slide the server out on its rack slide rails to gain access to the
top cover, or remove the server from the rack. See
“Remove the server from rack” on page 73.
c. Remove the top cover. See
“Remove the top cover” on page 266.
d. If your server comes with an air baffle or a middle cage, remove it. See
“Remove the air baffle”
on page 85
or “Remove the middle drive cage and drive backplanes” on page 144.
e. Locate the memory module slots and determine which memory module you want to remove
from the server.
Step 2. Remove the memory module from the slot.
Attention: To avoid breaking the retaining clips or damaging the memory module slots, handle the
clips gently.
Figure 99. Memory module removal
a.
Gently open the retaining clip on each end of the memory module slot.
b.
Grasp the memory module at both ends and carefully lift it out of the slot.
After you finish
1. A memory module slot must be installed with a memory module or a memory module filler. See “Install a
memory module” on page 138.
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