ECS P5TX-Apro User Manual page 32

P5TX–Apro User's Manual
3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.8
Installing Memory Modules
To install a DIMM module, look at the module and note the
position of the shorter section of the connector edge that plugs
into the DIMM socket. Note the position of the shorter section
of the socket. Orient the module so that these match and press
the module into the socket at a 90° angle. The retaining clamps at
each end of the socket will rotate upwards automatically to se-
cure the module in place.
Modules are designed so that they will only insert in one ori-
entation. If you have trouble inserting the connector edge of the
module into the socket, it may be oriented the wrong way. Turn
the module around and try again. You shouldn't need to force it.
If All Sockets Are Occupied
If you want to install more memory and there are no sockets
available, you must remove some installed modules and replace
them with the upgrade modules.
If you have to do this, make sure to identify what type of
memory is already installed. In some cases, there may be a mix
of module types. You can tell this by checking the configuration
screen that appears while the computer is starting up. Press the
Pause key to temporarily interrupt the start-up process while the
screen is visible so that you have more time to read it. When
you're done press any key to resume.
Remove the lowest performance and smallest size modules
and replace them with the upgrade.