Installing Or Replacing A Memory Module - Lenovo 10A4 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Figure 107. Installing a PCI card
What to do next:
• To work with another piece of hardware, go to the appropriate section.
• To complete the installation or replacement, go to "Completing the parts replacement" on page 224.

Installing or replacing a memory module

Attention: Do not open your computer or attempt any repair before reading and understanding the Chapter
1 "Safety information" on page 1.
This section provides instructions on how to install or replace a memory module.
Your computer has four memory slots for installing or replacing double data rate 3 small outline dual inline
memory modules (DDR3 SODIMMs) that provide up to a maximum of 32 GB system memory. When
installing or replacing a memory module, use 2 GB, 4 GB, or 8 GB DDR3 UDIMMs in any combination up to a
maximum of 32 GB.
The following table provides information about the memory module installation rules that you should
consider when installing or removing a memory module. The "X" mark indicates the memory slots into which
the memory modules should be installed in different situations. The numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4 indicate the
installation sequence. To locate the memory module slots, see "Locating parts on the system board" on
page 81.
UDIMM
One UDIMM
Two UDIMMs
Three UDIMMs
Four UDIMMs
To install or replace a memory module, do the following:
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DIMM 1 DIMM 2
X, 3
X, 3
DIMM 3
X
X, 1
X, 1
X, 2 X, 4
DIMM 4
X, 2
X, 2
X, 2