Installing Memory - Gateway E-5250 Maintaining And Troubleshooting

16 Maintaining and Troubleshooting Your E-5250 System

Installing Memory

The SDRAM DIMMS supported by your system board conform to the
following standards:
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3.3 V
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72 bit
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Intel 4-clock
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100 MHz
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Unbuffered
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Registered
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ECC
Four DIMM sockets are available on the system board: bank 0, bank 1,
bank 2, and bank 3. You can fill one or more of the banks with 128, 256, or
512 MB DIMMS. The maximum system memory is 2 GB.
When you are installing DIMMs, keep the following in mind:
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Do not install buffered and unbuffered DIMMs together.
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Do not install registered and unregistered DIMMs together.
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Do not install 66 MHz and 100 MHz DIMMs together.
If you remove a DIMM place it in an antistatic bag.
See the figure on page 11 for the location of the DIMM sockets.
Turn off the system and unplug the power cord.
1.
Remove the right side panel of the case (see page 3 for instructions),
2.
observing the static electricity precautions on page 2.
If you want to install a DIMM in an empty socket, pull open the socket
3.
clamps on each side of the socket.
To install a DIMM