Lenovo ThinkPad T430 User Manual page 99

Replacing memory in the slot on the underside of the computer
Your computer has two memory slots: one under the keyboard and another on the underside of the
computer. To replace the memory module, follow the procedure below:
1. Turn off the computer; then disconnect the ac power adapter and all cables from the computer.
2. Close the computer display, and turn it over.
3. Remove the battery. See "Replacing the battery" on page 71.
4. Loosen the screws on the memory slot cover
If a memory module is already in the memory slot, remove it to make room for the new one by pressing
out on the latches on both edges of the socket at the same time
5. Find the notch on the contact edge side of the memory module you are installing.
Note: To avoid damaging the memory module, do not touch its contact edge.
6. With the notched end of the memory module toward the contact edge side of the socket, insert the
memory module into the socket at an angle of about 20 degrees
1 , and then remove the cover
1 . Be sure to save it for future use
1 ; then press it in firmly
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