Installing A Memory Card - IBM System x3800 Installation Manual

10. Repeat steps 6 on page 15 through 9 to install the second DIMM of the pair;

Installing a memory card

The server supports up to four memory cards. Each memory card must have at
least one pair of DIMMs. You can hot-add one memory card to each of the memory
power buses, provided your operating system supports that function.
At least one memory card with one pair of DIMMs must be installed in the server to
operate correctly.
To install a memory card, complete the following steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins on page v and "Installation guidelines"
2. Remove the front cover (tower model only), and the top cover (see "Removing
3. Make sure that the locking levers on the edge of the memory card are fully
4. Press the memory card into the connector.
5. Close the small locking lever; then, close the large locking lever.
If you have other options to install or remove, do so now; otherwise, go to
"Completing the installation" on page 25.
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DIMM
9. Insert the DIMM into the connector by aligning the edges of the DIMM with the
slots at the ends of the DIMM connector. Firmly press the DIMM straight down
into the connector by applying pressure on both ends of the DIMM
simultaneously. The retaining clips snap into the locked position when the
DIMM is seated in the connector. If there is a gap between the DIMM and the
retaining clips, the DIMM has not been correctly inserted; open the retaining
clips, remove the DIMM, and then reinsert it.
then, continue with "Installing a memory card" for instructions on how to install
a memory card.
on page 7.
the front cover, top cover, and bezel" on page 9).
open, and insert the memory card into an open memory-card connector on the
microprocessor board.
Retaining
clip