Oracle^® Server X5-8 Service Manual

Remove a DIMM

Use this procedure to remove DIMMs for a memory upgrade or a configuration change or when you need to physically reset a DIMM in its slot (removal and installation). For replacing a failed DIMM, see Replace a Failed DIMM.

For component information, see About System Components.

1. Prepare the server for warm or cold service. See Prepare the Server for Warm Service or Prepare the Server for Cold Service.
2. Remove the CMOD. See Remove a CMOD.
3. To remove the CMOD top cover, push the release button, slide the CMOD cover toward the back of the CMOD, and lift it away.

   See Remove and Install the CMOD Cover.

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   Caution  -  Component damage. CMOD components are extremely sensitive to electrostatic discharge. Wear a wrist strap and use an anti-static wrist mat.

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4. To locate the DIMM slot, use the DIMM designation information.
5. To remove the failed DIMM from its slot, simultaneously rotate the two DIMM slot levers outward to their fully open position.

   This action extracts the DIMM from its connector.

6. Remove the DIMM from the CMOD.

Next Steps

• Install a DIMM

• Install a CMOD