Installing A Memory Module (Dimm) - IBM System x3350 Type 4192 Problem Determination And Service Manual

3. Remove the cover (see "Removing the cover" on page 61).
4. Open the retaining clip on each end of the DIMM connector.
5. Lift the DIMM out of the connector.
6. If you are instructed to return the DIMM, follow all packaging instructions, and

Installing a memory module (DIMM)

The following notes describe the types of dual inline memory modules (DIMMs) that
the server supports and other information that you must consider when you install
DIMMs:
v The server supports up to four DIMMs for system memory. See
v The server comes with a minimum of two 512 MB DIMMs or two 1 GB DIMMs,
DIMM
Attention: To avoid breaking the retaining clips or damaging the DIMM
connectors, open and close the clips gently.
use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.
http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/ for a list of memory
modules that you can use with the server.
Note: Because some memory is reserved for system operation, the actual
usable memory size that is reported by the operating system is less than the total
installed size.
installed in connectors 1 and 3. When you install additional DIMMs, you must
install two identical DIMMs at a time, in the order shown in the following table, to
maintain performance.
Table 5. DIMM installation sequence
DIMMs DIMM connectors
2 DIMMs 1 and 3
4 DIMMs 1, 3, 2, 4
Retaining
clip
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