Dell Precision 620 User Manual

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To add memory, perform the following steps.1. Remove the computer cover.2. Determine the memory module sockets in which you will install modules or replace existing modules.3. Rotate the green MEC cover up to lift the MEC up from the system board, and remove the MEC from the system. See "Removing andInstalling a Memory Expansion Card."4. Repeat step 3 for the other MEC.5. Install or replace the memory modules as necessary to reach the desired memory total.To install a memory module, perform the following steps:a. Locate the plastic securing clips at each end of the socket (see Figure 7). Press the clips outward until they snap open.b. Press the memory module straight into the slot running down the center of the socket until the securing tabs snap into place around theends of the memory module.Figure 7. Installing a RIMMTo remove a memory module, press the securing clips outward simultaneously until the module disengages from the socket (seeFigure 8). It should pop out slightly.Figure 9. Removing a RIMM1 RIMM1_A2 RIMM2_A3 RIMM3_B4 RIMM4_BNOTICE: See "Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge" in your Dell Precision WorkStations System Information Guide.NOTICE: To avoid damage to the memory modules, press the module straight down into the socket with equal force appliedat each end of the module.NOTICE: Do not leave empty sockets between RIMMs. After you install the last RIMM, insert a C-RIMM in socket RIMM1_A orRIMM4_B, whichever is the lowest-numbered empty socket, on each MEC.1 Securing clips (2)2 SlotNOTICE: To avoid damage to the memory module, press the securing clips with equal force applied at each end of the socket.