Removing A Memory Module (Dimm); Installing A Memory Module - IBM System x3650 M3 4255 Service Manual

Removing a memory module (DIMM)

To remove a DIMM, complete the following steps.
DIMM
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and "Installation guidelines"
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect all power cords and
3. Slide the server out of the rack.
4. Remove the cover (see "Removing the cover" on page 177).
5. If riser-card assembly 1 contains one or more adapters, remove it (see
6. Remove the air baffle over the DIMMs (see "Removing the DIMM air baffle" on
7. Open the retaining clip on each end of the DIMM connector and lift the DIMM
8. If you are instructed to return the DIMM, follow all packaging instructions, and

Installing a memory module

The following notes describe the types of DIMMs that the server supports and other
information that you must consider when you install DIMMs.
v When you install or remove DIMMs, the server configuration information
v The server supports only industry-standard double-data-rate 3 (DDR3), 800,
on page 169.
external cables.
"Removing a PCI riser-card assembly" on page 188).
page 180).
Attention: To avoid breaking the retaining clips or damaging the DIMM
connectors, open and close the clips gently.
from the connector.
use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.
changes. When you restart the server, the system displays a message that
indicates that the memory configuration has changed.
1066, or 1333 MHz, PC3-10600R-999, registered or unbuffered, synchronous
dynamic random-access memory (SDRAM) dual inline memory modules (DIMMs)
with error correcting code (ECC). See http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/
serverproven/compat/us/ for a list of supported memory modules for the server.
– The specifications of a DDR3 DIMM are on a label on the DIMM, in the
following format.
ggg eRxff-PC3-wwwwwm-aa-bb-cc
Retaining
clip
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