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Dell OptiPlex GX240 User Manual

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You need to

reset the chassis intrusion detector

.

The computer detects that the new memory does not match the
existing configuration information and generates the following
message:

The amount of system memory has changed.

Strike the F1 key to continue, F2 to run the setup

utility

5

Press to

enter system setup

, and check the value for System

Memory.

The computer should have already changed the value of System
Memory to reflect the newly installed memory. Verify the new total. If
it is correct, skip to step 7.

6

If the memory total is incorrect, turn off and disconnect your
computer and devices from their electrical outlets.

Open the computer

cover

, and check the installed DIMMs to make sure that they are

seated properly in their sockets. Then repeat steps 3, 4, and 5.

7

Reset the chassis intrusion detector

by changing Chassis Intrusion to

Enabled or Enabled-Silent.

NOTE:

If a setup password has been assigned by someone else, contact

your network administrator for information on resetting the chassis
intrusion detector.

8

When the System Memory total is correct, press to exit system
setup.

9

Run the

Dell Diagnostics

to verify that the memory modules are

operating properly.

Removing DIMMs

CAUTION:

Before you perform this procedure, see the precautions

in “

CAUTION: Safety Instructions

.”

NOTICE:

To avoid damage to the memory module, press the securing clips

with equal force applied at each end of the socket.

To remove a DIMM, press the securing clips at each end of the socket
outward simultaneously until the DIMM pops out slightly from the socket.