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Installing, memory, module

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Attention: Do not touch the thermal grease on the bottom of the heat sink or set down the heat sink after you remove the plastic cover. Touching the thermal grease will contaminate it. For details, see the information about thermal grease on page 51. Thermal grease Heat sink a. Make sure that the heat-sink release lever is in the open position. b. Remove the plastic protective cover from the bottom of the heat sink. c. Align the heat sink above the microprocessor with the thermal-grease side down. Press firmly on the heat sink. Retainer bracket Heat sink release lever Microprocessor d. Slide the rear flange of the heat sink into the opening in the retainer bracket. e. Press down firmly on the heat sink until it is seated securely. f. Rotate the heat-sink release lever to the closed position and hook it underneath the lock tab. If you have other devices to install or remove, do so now. Otherwise, go to "Completing the installation" on page 61. Installing a memory module The following notes describe the types of dual inline memory modules (DIMMs) that the server supports and other information that you must consider when installing DIMMs: v The server supports up to 16 Registered DDR2 PC2-5300, 512 MB, 1 GB, 2GB, and 4 GB DIMMs, for a maximum of 64 GB of system memory. See http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/ for a list of memory modules you can use with the server. 54 System x3655 Type 7985: User's Guide

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Attention:
Do
not
touch
the
thermal
grease
on
the
bottom
of
the
heat
sink
or
set
down
the
heat
sink
after
you
remove
the
plastic
cover.
Touching
the
thermal
grease
will
contaminate
it.
For
details,
see
the
information
about
thermal
grease
on
page
51.
Thermal grease
Heat sink
a.
Make
sure
that
the
heat-sink
release
lever
is
in
the
open
position.
b.
Remove
the
plastic
protective
cover
from
the
bottom
of
the
heat
sink.
c.
Align
the
heat
sink
above
the
microprocessor
with
the
thermal-grease
side
down.
Press
firmly
on
the
heat
sink.
Retainer bracket
Microprocessor
Heat sink
release lever
d.
Slide
the
rear
flange
of
the
heat
sink
into
the
opening
in
the
retainer
bracket.
e.
Press
down
firmly
on
the
heat
sink
until
it
is
seated
securely.
f.
Rotate
the
heat-sink
release
lever
to
the
closed
position
and
hook
it
underneath
the
lock
tab.
If
you
have
other
devices
to
install
or
remove,
do
so
now.
Otherwise,
go
to
“Completing
the
installation”
on
page
61.
Installing
a
memory
module
The
following
notes
describe
the
types
of
dual
inline
memory
modules
(DIMMs)
that
the
server
supports
and
other
information
that
you
must
consider
when
installing
DIMMs:
v
The
server
supports
up
to
16
Registered
DDR2
PC2-5300,
512
MB,
1
GB,
2GB,
and
4
GB
DIMMs,
for
a
maximum
of
64
GB
of
system
memory.
See
for
a
list
of
memory
modules
you
can
use
with
the
server.
54
System
x3655
Type
7985:
User’s
Guide