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Installing add-in cards, Dimm and ddr dimm – HP Pavilion a387x Desktop PC User Manual

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7 Push down the two retaining clips on the ends of the socket until the memory

module pops out of the socket.

DIMM and
DDR DIMM

WARNING: Do not pull the memory module out of the socket. Use
the retaining clips to eject the module.

8 Holding the memory module by its edges only, lift it away from the socket.

Store it in its antistatic packaging.

To install a new memory module in this socket, see “installing a memory
module” on page 126.

installing add-in cards

At some point, you may want to add a PCI or AGP card to the computer
to accommodate a new component, such as a scanner, or to upgrade an
existing card.

WARNING: Do not overload the system by installing add-in cards
that draw excessive current. The system is designed to provide
2 amps (average) of +5 V power for each board/card in the
computer. The total +5 V current draw in a fully loaded system
(one with all add-in card slots filled) must not exceed the total
number of slots multiplied by 2 amps.

To add or replace an add-in card:

1 Turn off the computer and all peripherals.
2 Disconnect the modem/telephone cable.
3 Disconnect the power cord and all other attached cables (such as the

keyboard, mouse, and monitor).

4 Remove the side panel (see “removing the side panel” on page 121).
5 Gently lay the computer on its side.