6 Handle each memory module only on either card edge, ensuring not to
touch the middle of the memory module.
Figure 3-20. Installing and Removing a Memory Module
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memory module
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alignment key
7 Align the memory module's edge connector with the alignment key of the
memory module socket, and insert the memory module in the socket.
NOTE:
install the memory module in the socket in only one way.
8 Press down on the memory module with your thumbs until the socket
ejectors latch into a locked position.
When the memory module is properly seated in the socket, the ejectors on
the memory module socket align with the ejectors on the other sockets
that have memory modules installed.
9 Repeat step 5 through step 8 of this procedure to install the remaining
memory modules. See Table 3-2 or Table 3-3.
10 Install the cooling shroud. See "Installing the Cooling Shroud."
The memory module socket has an alignment key that allows you to
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memory module socket ejectors (2)
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