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3 Hardware Installations and Upgrades Before You Begin Before working with your server product, pay close attention to the "Safety Information" at the beginning of this manual. Tools and Supplies Needed • Phillips* (cross head) screwdriver (#1 bit and #2 bit) • Needle nosed pliers • A ruler • Pen or pencil • Antistatic wrist strap and conductive foam pad (recommended) Installing and Removing Memory The silkscreen on the board for the DIMMs displays DIMM_A1, DIMM_A2, DIMM_A3; DIMM_B1, DIMM_B2, DIMM_B3 starting from the center of the board. DIMM_A1 is one of two blue sockets which is close to the processor. For three slots per channel configurations, the server board requires DDR3 DIMMs within a channel to be populated. Installing DIMMs To install DIMMs, follow these steps: 1. Observe the safety and ESD precautions in "Safety Information". 2. Turn off all peripheral devices connected to the server. Turn off the server. 3. Disconnect the AC power cord from the server. 4. Remove the server's cover and locate the DIMM sockets (see letters "A" to "E" Figure 10). Intel® Server Board S3420GP User Guide 39

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Intel® Server Board S3420GP User Guide
39
3
Hardware Installations and
Upgrades
Before You Begin
Before working with your server product, pay close attention to the
“Safety Information”
at the beginning of this manual.
Tools and Supplies Needed
Phillips* (cross head) screwdriver (#1 bit and #2 bit)
Needle nosed pliers
A ruler
Pen or pencil
Antistatic wrist strap and conductive foam pad (recommended)
Installing and Removing Memory
The silkscreen on the board for the DIMMs displays DIMM_A1, DIMM_A2, DIMM_A3;
DIMM_B1, DIMM_B2, DIMM_B3 starting from the center of the board. DIMM_A1 is
one of two blue sockets which is close to the processor. For three slots per channel
configurations, the server board requires DDR3 DIMMs within a channel to be populated.
Installing DIMMs
To install DIMMs, follow these steps:
1.
Observe the safety and ESD precautions in
“Safety Information”
.
2.
Turn off all peripheral devices connected to the server. Turn off the server.
3.
Disconnect the AC power cord from the server.
4.
Remove the server's cover and locate the DIMM sockets (see letters “A” to “E”
Figure 10
).