IBM eServer xSeries 445 Type 8870 Option Installation Manual page 55

Figure 41. Opening the DIMM access door
7. Open the retaining clip on each end of the DIMM connector.
8. Lift the DIMM straight up and out of the SMP Expansion Module.
9. Install a new DIMM:
a. Touch the static-protective package containing the DIMM to any unpainted
metal surface on the server. Then, remove the DIMM from the package.
Attention: To avoid breaking the retaining clips or damaging the DIMM
connectors, open and close the clips gently.
b. Insert the DIMM into the connector by aligning the DIMM edges with the
slots at each end of the DIMM connector. Firmly press the DIMM straight
down into the connector by applying pressure on both ends of the DIMM
simultaneously. Be sure that the retaining clips snap into the locked
position when the DIMM is firmly seated in the connector.
DIMM
Figure 42. Inserting a DIMM into a DIMM slot
Attention: If there is a gap between the DIMM and the retaining clips,
the DIMM has not been properly installed. In this case, open the retaining
clips and remove the DIMM; then, reinsert the DIMM.
c. Repeat steps 9a and 9b for each DIMM.
DIMM access
door
Retaining
clip
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