HP Pavilion d4000 Upgrading and Servicing Guide - Page 11

Adding Memory - motherboard

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4 Slide the drive into the cage, making sure to align the guide screws with the guide slots. Push the drive into the cage and snap it into place. WARNING: For Parallel ATA drives, connect the IDE data cable end labeled Master to the primary hard disk drive in the top slot of the hard disk drive cage. If you have a second or third hard disk drive, connect the IDE cable labeled Slave to them. If the IDE cable is not connected correctly, the PC will not be able to locate the hard drives and data may be lost. 6 Complete the procedures to replace the side panel, and close the PC. See "Opening and Closing the PC" on page 1. 5 Reconnect the power and data cables to the drive. Adding Memory Your PC comes with random access memory (RAM), which temporarily stores data and instructions on your PC. The PC ships with one or more memory modules, but you can replace the existing memory module(s) with higher-capacity ones. The motherboard contains sockets for DDR DIMMs (double data rate dual in-line memory modules). The exact number of sockets and type of DDR memory module depends on which model PC you have. Connecting the Serial ATA hard disk drive cables Connecting the Parallel ATA hard disk drive cables DDR DIMM module example To determine which type of memory module your PC uses, and for specific memory module information and specifications, go to the Web site listed in your Warranty and Support Guide and click the Support link. WARNING: Using the wrong type of memory module can damage the system. Upgrading and Servicing Guide 7

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Upgrading and Servicing Guide
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4
Slide the drive into the cage, making sure to align
the guide screws with the guide slots. Push the drive
into the cage and snap it into place.
5
Reconnect the power and data cables to the drive.
Connecting the Serial ATA hard disk drive
cables
Connecting the Parallel ATA hard disk drive
cables
WARNING: For Parallel ATA drives,
connect the IDE data cable end labeled
Master
to the primary hard disk drive in
the top slot of the hard disk drive cage. If
you have a second or third hard disk
drive, connect the IDE cable labeled
Slave
to them. If the IDE cable is not connected
correctly, the PC will not be able to locate
the hard drives and data may be lost.
6
Complete the procedures to replace the side panel,
and close the PC. See “Opening and Closing the
PC“ on page 1.
Adding Memory
Your PC comes with random access memory (RAM),
which temporarily stores data and instructions on your
PC. The PC ships with one or more memory modules,
but you can replace the existing memory module(s)
with higher-capacity ones.
The motherboard contains sockets for DDR DIMMs
(double data rate dual in-line memory modules). The
exact number of sockets and type of DDR memory
module depends on which model PC you have.
DDR DIMM module example
To determine which type of memory module your
PC uses, and for specific memory module information
and specifications, go to the Web site listed in
your
Warranty and Support Guide
and click the
Support link.
WARNING: Using the wrong type of
memory module can damage the system.