Installing A Memory Module - Dell PowerEdge R360 Installation And Service Manual

Installing a memory module

Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in
2. Follow the procedure listed in
3. Remove the system from the rack and place it on an ESD work bench. For more information, see the Rail Installation Guide
at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
4. Remove air shroud.
Locate the appropriate memory module socket.
NOTE: The procedure to remove a memory module blank is similar to the procedure to remove a memory module. Retain
the removed memory module blank for future use.
Steps
1. Open the ejectors on the memory module socket outward to allow the memory module to be inserted into the socket.
2. Align the edge connector of the memory module with the alignment key of the memory module socket, and insert the
memory module in the socket.
CAUTION: Handle each memory module only by the card edges, ensuring not to touch the middle of the
memory module or metallic contacts.
NOTE: The memory module socket has an alignment notch that enables you to install the memory module in the socket
in only one orientation.
3. Press the memory module with your thumbs until the ejectors firmly click into place.
CAUTION: To prevent damage to the memory module or the memory module socket during installation, do
not bend or flex the memory module. You must insert both ends of the memory module simultaneously.
CAUTION: Do not apply pressure at the center of the memory module; apply pressure at both ends of the
memory module evenly.
Figure 43. Installing a memory module
Next steps
1. Install the air shroud.
2. Follow the procedure listed in
3. To verify if the memory module has been installed properly, press F2 and navigate to System Setup Main Menu > System
BIOS > Memory Settings. In the Memory Settings screen, the System Memory Size must reflect the updated capacity of
the installed memory.
76 Installing and removing system components
Safety instructions.
Before working on your system.
After working inside your system.