Upgrading Video Memory - IBM Aptiva Hardware Handbook

Upgrading video memory

Before beginning these steps, you may have to remove
installed adapter cards. For instructions on removing
adapter cards, see page 86.
If your system board has a video memory module
socket, you can upgrade the video memory to a maxi-
mum of 1MB. If your system board does not have this
socket, it already has 1MB installed.
Each video memory module you install must have
these specifications: 40-pin, surface mount package
(SOJ), 256K x 16, 70 ns, dual-CAS, DRAM.
To install a video memory module:
1.
One end of the video memory module will have a
dot, a notch, or both. Locate the dot or notch on the
video memory module.
2.
Position the end of the memory module with the
dot or notch as shown.
3.
Align the pins on the sides of the memory module
with the grooves in the memory module socket.
4.
Press straight down firmly on the module to insert
it into the socket. A properly inserted module will
sit completely inside the socket.
5.
Reinstall all hardware you removed to access the
processor socket
.
Notch
Dot
Rounded
Pins
Notch
Video Memory
Module Socket
Socket 1
Upgrading video memory
Video
Memory Module
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