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Load the memory module pairs in order of size, from smallest to largest.
Figure 4-17
The BIOS generates warnings/errors on invalid memory configurations.
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If there is no way to obtain a valid memory configuration by disabling some of the plugged-in
memory, the BIOS will halt with a diagnostics 2006 code for memory error (five beeps and blinks).
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If the BIOS can find a valid memory configuration by disabling some of the plugged-in memory, it
will do so and report a warning during POST ("215-mismatched memory"). The system can still be
booted in this condition.
Installing a DIMM
1.
Disconnect power from the system (
access panel
facing up.
2.
Press the green tab at the base of the memory fan (1) and lift it up (2) to expose the memory
modules.
Figure 4-18
ENWW
Identifying memory slots
(Access panel on page
Rotating the memory fan
Pre-disassembly procedures on page
57). Lay the workstation on its side with the system board
Removing and replacing components
50) and remove the
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