Toshiba A8-S8513 User Manual page 53

7 Remove the memory module slot cover.
8 Place the screw and the cover in a safe place so that you can
retrieve them later.
Static electricity can damage the memory module. Before you handle
the module, touch a grounded metal surface to discharge any static
electricity you may have built up.
Avoid touching the connectors on the memory module or on the
computer. Grease or dust on the connectors may cause memory
access problems.
9 Carefully remove the new memory module from its antistatic
packaging, without touching its connector.
The computer contains two memory slots. You can insert the
module into any available slot.
10 Locate an empty memory slot.
NOTE
If no memory slot is available, you must remove a module by
performing steps 2-3 of
NOTE If your system has the memory modules stacked on top of one
another, you must remove the top module first before removing/
installing the bottom module.
11 Pick up the memory module by its sides, avoiding any contact
with its connector. Position the module toward the socket,
aligning the connector's notch with the matching key in the
socket.
notch
latch
key
(Sample Illustration) Aligning the memory module into the socket
Getting Started
Adding memory (optional)
"Removing a memory module" on page
connector
latch
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