Install A Memory Module - Lenovo ThinkSystem SR850 Maintenance Manual

If you are instructed to return the component or optional device, follow all packaging instructions, and use
any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.

Install a memory module

Use this procedure to install a memory module.
"ATTENTION:
Static Sensitive Device
Ground package before opening"
Attention: Memory modules are sensitive to static discharge and require special handling. In addition to the
standard guidelines for "Handling static-sensitive devices" on page 53:
• Always wear an electrostatic-discharge strap when removing or installing memory modules. Electrostatic-
discharge gloves can also be used.
• Never hold two or more memory modules together so that they touch. Do not stack memory modules
directly on top of each other during storage.
• Never touch the gold memory module connector contacts or allow these contacts to touch the outside of
the memory-module connector housing.
• Handle memory modules with care: never bend, twist, or drop a memory module.
Before installing a memory module:
1. Read the safety information and installation guidelines (see "Safety" on page iii and "Installation
Guidelines" on page 51).
2. Touch the static-protective package that contains the component to any unpainted metal surface on the
server; then, remove it from the package and place it on a static-protective surface.
3. Watch the procedure. A video of this procedure is available from the following links:
• https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYV5R7hVcs-B2y7oAb54mfyuLrIusa_qE
• http://list.youku.com/albumlist/show/id_50483449
Complete the following steps to install a memory module:
Watch the procedure. A video of the installation process is available:
• Youtube: Installing a memory module
• Youku: Installing a memory module
Step 1. Open the memory module connector retaining clips. If a memory module is already installed in the
connector, remove it.
Step 2. Align the keys on the memory module that you are installing with the connector; then, insert the
memory module.
Step 3. Firmly press both ends of the memory module straight down into the connector until the retaining
clips snap into the locked position.
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