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Back to Contents Page Memory Dell™ Vostro™ 410 Service Manual Removing Memory Modules Replacing or Adding a Memory Module CAUTION: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing Memory Modules 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working on Your Computer. 2. Remove the computer cover (see Removing the Computer Cover). 3. Locate the memory modules on the system board (see System Board Components). 4. Press out the securing clip at each end of the memory module connector. 1 securing clip 2 memory module connector 5. Grasp the module and pull it upwards. If the module is difficult to remove, gently ease the module back and forth to remove it from the connector. Replacing or Adding a Memory Module NOTICE: Do not install ECC memory modules. NOTICE: If you remove your original memory modules from the computer during a memory upgrade, keep them separate from any new modules that you may have, even if you purchased the new modules from Dell™. If possible, do not pair an original memory module with a new memory module. Otherwise, your computer may not start properly. The recommended memory configurations are: A pair of matched memory modules installed in DIMM connectors 1 and 2 or A pair of matched memory modules installed in DIMM connectors 1 and 2 and another matched pair installed in DIMM connectors 3 and 4. NOTE: If you install mixed pairs of PC2-5300 (DDR2 667-MHz) and PC2-6400 (DDR2 800-MHz) memory, the modules function at the speed of the slowest module installed. 1. Ensure that you install a single memory module in DIMM connector 1, the connector closest to the processor, before you install modules in any other connector. 1 Pair A: matched pair of memory modules in connectors DIMM_1 and DIMM_2 2 Pair B: matched pair of memory modules in connectors DIMM_3 and DIMM_4

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Memory
Dell™ Vostro™ 410 Service Manual
Removing Memory Modules
Replacing or Adding a Memory Module
Removing Memory Modules
1.
Follow the procedures in
Before Working on Your Computer
.
2.
Remove the computer cover (see
Removing the Computer Cover
).
3.
Locate the memory modules on the system board (see
System Board Components
).
4.
Press out the securing clip at each end of the memory module connector.
5.
Grasp the module and pull it upwards.
If the module is difficult to remove, gently ease the module back and forth to remove it from the connector.
Replacing or Adding a Memory Module
1.
Ensure that you install a single memory module in DIMM connector 1, the connector closest to the processor, before you install modules in any other
connector.
CAUTION:
Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best
practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
1
securing clip
2
memory module connector
NOTICE:
Do not install ECC memory modules.
NOTICE:
If you remove your original memory modules from the computer during a memory upgrade, keep them separate from any new modules that
you may have, even if you purchased the new modules from Dell™. If possible, do not pair an original memory module with a new memory module.
Otherwise, your computer may not start properly. The recommended memory configurations are:
A pair of matched memory modules installed in DIMM connectors 1 and 2 or
A pair of matched memory modules installed in DIMM connectors 1 and 2 and another matched pair installed in DIMM connectors 3 and 4.
NOTE:
If you install mixed pairs of PC2-5300 (DDR2 667-MHz) and PC2-6400 (DDR2 800-MHz) memory, the modules function at the speed of the slowest
module installed.
1
Pair A: matched pair of memory
modules in connectors DIMM_1
and DIMM_2
2
Pair B: matched pair of memory
modules in connectors DIMM_3
and DIMM_4