Toshiba Tecra A8-EZ8511 Resource Guide for Tecra A8 - Page 27

Sample Illustration Unscrewing the memory module slot cover, module into any available slot.

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Adding memory (optional) 27 Front of computer (Sample Illustration) Unscrewing the memory module slot cover 7 Remove the memory module slot cover. 8 Place the screw and the cover in a safe place so that you can retrieve them later. Static electricity can damage the memory module. Before you handle the module, touch a grounded metal surface to discharge any static electricity you may have built up. Avoid touching the connector on the memory module or on the computer. Grease or dust on the connector may cause memory access problems. 9 Carefully remove the new memory module from its antistatic packaging, without touching its connector. The computer contains two memory slots. You can insert the module into any available slot. 10 Locate an empty memory slot on the underside of your computer. If no memory slot is available, you must remove a module by performing steps 2-3 of "Removing a memory module" on page 29. If your system has the memory modules stacked on top of one another, you must remove the top module first before removing/ installing the bottom module. 11 Pick up the memory module by its sides, avoiding any contact with its connector. Position the module toward the socket, aligning the connector's notch with the matching key in the socket.

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Adding memory (optional)
(Sample Illustration) Unscrewing the memory module slot cover
7
Remove the memory module slot cover.
8
Place the screw and the cover in a safe place so that you can
retrieve them later.
Static electricity can damage the memory module. Before you handle
the module, touch a grounded metal surface to discharge any static
electricity you may have built up.
Avoid touching the connector on the memory module or on the
computer. Grease or dust on the connector may cause memory
access problems.
9
Carefully remove the new memory module from its antistatic
packaging, without touching its connector.
The computer contains two memory slots. You can insert the
module into any available slot.
10
Locate an empty memory slot on the underside of your
computer.
If no memory slot is available, you must remove a module by
performing steps 2-3 of “Removing a memory module” on page 29.
If your system has the memory modules stacked on top of one
another, you must remove the top module first before removing/
installing the bottom module.
11
Pick up the memory module by its sides, avoiding any contact
with its connector. Position the module toward the socket,
aligning the connector’s notch with the matching key in the
socket.
Front of computer