Dell Precision 620 System Documentation Update (Memory Upgrade) - Page 12

Installing a RIMM,

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15. Run the Dell Diagnostics to verify that the memory modules are operating properly. NOTE: For information on troubleshooting and running the Dell Diagnostics, see "Troubleshooting" in the User's Guide. Installing a RIMM NOTICE: Before you upgrade RIMMs, you must upgrade the BIOS. See "Upgrading the BIOS" on page 1 for instructions. If a RIMM is already installed in the socket you want to use, you must remove it. For instructions, see "Removing a RIMM" on page 9. To install a RIMM, perform the following steps (see Figure 2): 1. Locate the plastic securing clips at each end of the socket. Press the clips outward until they snap open. NOTICE: To avoid damage to the memory module, press the module straight down into the socket with equal force applied at each end of the module. 2. Press the memory module straight into the socket until the securing tabs snap into place around the ends of the memory module. securing clips (2) Figure 2. Installing a RIMM 8 System Memory Upgrade socket

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8
System Memory Upgrade
15.
Run the Dell Diagnostics to verify that the memory modules are operating
properly.
NOTE: For information on troubleshooting and running the Dell Diagnostics, see
Troubleshooting
in the User
s Guide.
Installing a RIMM
NOTICE: Before you upgrade RIMMs, you must upgrade the BIOS. See
“Upgrading the BIOS” on page 1 for instructions.
If a RIMM is already installed in the socket you want to use, you must remove it. For
instructions, see
Removing a RIMM
on page 9.
To install a RIMM, perform the following steps (see Figure 2):
1.
Locate the plastic securing clips at each end of the socket. Press the clips out-
ward until they snap open.
NOTICE: To avoid damage to the memory module, press the module
straight down into the socket with equal force applied at each end of the
module.
2.
Press the memory module straight into the socket until the securing tabs snap
into place around the ends of the memory module.
Figure 2.
Installing a RIMM
securing
clips (2)
socket