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Figure 98. DIMM installation
Step 5. Touch the static-protective package that contains the DIMM to any unpainted metal surface on the
outside of the server. Then, remove the DIMM from the package.
Step 6. Turn the DIMM so that the alignment slot align correctly with the alignment tab.
Step 7. Insert the DIMM into the connector by aligning the edges of the DIMM with the slots at the ends of
the DIMM connector.
Step 8. Firmly press the DIMM straight down into the connector by applying pressure on both ends of the
DIMM simultaneously. The retaining clips snap into the locked position when the DIMM is firmly
seated in the connector.
Note: If there is a gap between the DIMM and the retaining clips, the DIMM has not been correctly
inserted; open the retaining clips, remove the DIMM, and then reinsert it.
Step 9. Reconnect any cable that you removed.
Step 10. Reinstall the air baffle if it was removed before (see "Replacing the air baffle" on page 160).
Step 11. Reinstall the cover (see "Replacing the cover" on page 158).
If you have replaced a server component or installed an optional device in the server, you need reinstall
the cover, slide the server into the rack, reconnect the power cords and all external cables, and turn on the
server and peripheral devices.
Removing a hot-swap hard disk drive
Use this information to remove a hot-swap hard disk drive.
Attention:
• To avoid damage to the hard disk drive connectors, make sure that the server cover is in place and fully
closed whenever you install or remove a hard disk drive.
• To make sure that there is adequate system cooling, do not operate the server for more than 2 minutes
without either a hard disk drive or a filler panel installed in each bay.
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