Dell Dimension 8300 Series User Manual page 89

Disconnect any telephone or telecommunication lines from the computer.
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Disconnect your computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets, and
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then press the power button to ground the system board.
CAUTION: To guard against electrical shock, always unplug your computer from
the electrical outlet before opening the cover.
Open the computer cover (see page 78).
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Lay the computer on its side so that the system board is on the bottom of the inside of
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the computer.
If necessary, remove a memory module:
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Press out the securing clip at each end of the memory module connector.
a
Grasp the module and pull up.
b
If the module is difficult to remove, gently ease the module back and forth to
remove it from the connector.
To insert a module, press out the securing clip at each end of the memory
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module connector.
memory connector closest
to microprocessor
securing clips (2)
connector
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