Installing Or Replacing Dimm Memory - Gateway Tower User Manual

Chapter 13: Upgrading Your Computer

Installing or replacing DIMM memory

If your computer uses DIMM memory, the memory module has several memory
chips on one or both sides.
To install or replace DIMM memory:
1
Identify the computer case style. For more information, see "Identifying
the computer case style" on page 222.
2
Open the case using the instructions for your case style.
3
Find the memory module banks on your system board.
4
If you are removing a DIMM from the memory module bank, gently pull
the plastic tabs away from the sides of the memory module and remove it.
- OR -
If you are adding a DIMM to an empty memory module bank, gently pull
the plastic tabs away from the sides of the memory module bank.
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