Install a DIMM
Before beginning this procedure, ensure that you are familiar with the information provided in these topics:
- Take
the necessary ESD precautions.
See Prevent ESD Damage.
- Ensure that you have removed the processor module if you are replacing a faulty DIMM.
- Ensure that you have removed the faulty DIMM.
- Unpack the replacement DIMM,
and place it on an antistatic mat.
Caution - If you ordered processor modules without memory to upgrade the server from a half-populated configuration to a fully-populated configuration, you must install the same size and capacity of DIMMs that are already in the existing processor modules.
- Ensure that the ejector tabs on the connector that will receive the DIMM are in the open position.
- Align the DIMM notch with the
key in the connector.
Caution - Ensure that the orientation is correct. The DIMM might be damaged if the orientation is reversed.
- Push the DIMM into the connector
until the ejector tabs lock the DIMM in place.
If the DIMM does not easily seat into the connector, check the DIMM's orientation.
- Determine your next step.
If you replaced a faulty DIMM, go to Step 9.
If you are upgrading the server, repeat Step 5 through Step 7 until all of the new DIMMs are installed. Then, go to Server Upgrade Process.
- Install the PM.