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Before you begin, Tools and supplies needed, Installing and removing memory – Acer Altos R710 User Manual

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Before You Begin

Before working with your server product, pay close attention to the at
the beginning of this manual.

Tools and Supplies Needed

Phillips* (cross head) screwdriver (#1 bit and #2 bit)

Needle nosed pliers

Antistatic wrist strap and conductive foam pad (recommended)

Installing and Removing Memory

The silkscreen on the board for the DIMMs displays DIMM1B,
DIMM1A, DIMM2B, DIMM2A, DIMM3B, DIMM3A starting from
the edge of the board. DIMM3A is the socket closest to the
processor socket.

NOTE

The DIMMs being installed match the correct version of the server
board. DDR DIMMs will not physically fit into a server board designed
to support DDR2 DIMMs. DDR2 DIMMs will not physically fit into a
server board designed to support DDR DIMMs.

RJ45 Serial Port Configuration

The RJ45 serial port connector can be configured to support either a
DSR signal or a DCD signal. As the server board is shipped, it is
configured to support DSR signals. To change the configuration to
support DCD signals a jumper on the board must be changed. Use the
following instructions to configure your server board to support DCD
signals.
1

Observe the safety and ESD precautions at the beginning of this
book.

2

Turn off all peripheral devices connected to the server. Turn off
the server.

3

Disconnect the AC power cord from the server.

4

Remove the server’s cover. See the documentation that
accompanied your server chassis for instructions on removing the
server’s cover.

5

Locate the jumper block for the serial port.