Removing Memory Modules - IBM Aptiva Hardware Handbook

3.
Press back firmly on the memory module until
both sides click, locking into place. The newly
installed memory module will be at an angle with
pins showing through the holes on each side.
Hole
Pin
Socket
Memory Module
4.
Reinstall all hardware you removed to access the
processor socket.

Removing memory modules

To remove a memory module from its socket:
1.
Locate the two clamps that hold the memory mod-
ule in place (see the following picture). One clamp
holds the left edge of the module and the other
clamp holds the right.
112 Installing and removing memory modules
2.
At the same time, push both clamps outward
(away from the edges of the module). The module
will release and move forward.
Clamp
Socket
3.
Lift the module straight out of the socket.
Memory Module
Socket
Memory Module
Memory Module